Despite China’s slowing growth and commensurate decrease in inward foreign direct investment, which has had a knock-on effect on regional flows, Asia-Pacific is clinging to its global FDI crown.
The region soaked up 45 per cent of all greenfield investment globally in 2015, according to a report from fDi Intelligence, an FT data division. Foreign companies sited 3,883 greenfield investment projects in Asia-Pacific last year, totalling an estimated $302.5bn.
Although the number of greenfield projects locating in Asia-Pacific last year declined 7 per cent from 2014’s tally, the total capital investment increased 29 per cent on the back of large increases in markets such as India, Indonesia and Pakistan.