China-specific databases
Data Source | Description (Go to) | Data type | Period | Filter options |
| China's International Investment Positions (State Administration of Foreign Exchange) | Net International Investment Positions (Assets & Liabilities) | 2004-today | Per sub-investment position; Annual and quarterly data | |
| Balance of Payments FDI statistics (State Administration of Foreign Exchange) | Direct Investment Assets & Liabilities | 1982-today (USD) | Annual and quarterly data | |
| China Statistical Yearbooks | Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation>Overseas direct investment | Net overseas direct investment (stock, flow) | 2003-today | Host country; Host industry |
| Go to: Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation>Overseas direct investment by country/industry | Net overseas direct investment (stock, flow) | 2007-today | Host country; Host industry | |
| Filter by individual project only | Count of projects | 2012-today | Host country; Host industry; investment type; Home province; | |
| Investment Project Information Database (MOFCOM) | Statistics from page 15 onwards | Count of projects | 1970-2013 | Host country; Host & Home industry; firm ownership type; Home province; etc |
| China Global Investment Tracker | Count and value of projects | 2005-today | BRI; Host country; Host industry; Investment type |
Please note, our Chair has further datasets available.
Data Source | Institution from | Downloadable |
| China | No | |
| Wind Belt and Road Tracker | China | Yes |
| Hong Kong | Yes | |
| USA | No | |
| Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) | Germany | No |
| USA | Yes | |
| USA | No |
Data Source |
| EU-China Investment Agreement Process (1) (2) |
| China's Central State-owned Enterprises (Directory) |
China Top 500 companies (only available in Chinese) |
China Fortune 500 (only available in Chinese) |
| China Vitae (Biographical information on Chinese leaders in government, politics, the military, education, business, and the media) |