Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

01/20/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/19/2022 19:08

Taiwan FDI Statistics Summary Analysis (December 2021)

According to the statistics, 2,711 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with a total amount of US$7,476,273,000 were approved from January to December 2021. This indicates a decrease of 20.68% in the number of cases, and a decrease of 18.24% in FDI amount compared to the same period of 2020.
With regard to inward investment from Mainland China, 49 cases were approved with an amount of US$116,243,000 from January to December 2021. This indicates a decrease of 45.56% in the number of cases, and a decrease of 7.97% in the FDI amount compared to the same period of 2020. From July 2009 to December 2021, 1,510 cases were approved with a total investment amount added up to US$2,527,525,000.
In terms of Taiwan's outbound investment (excluding Mainland China), 404 projects were registered from January to December 2021 with a total amount of US$12,599,132,000, indicating an decrease of 21.71% in the number of cases, but a increase of 6.73% in the amount, as compared to the same period of 2020.

As for Taiwan's outward investment to Mainland China, 423 applications have been approved from January to December 2021, indicating a decrease of 10.95% compared to the same period of 2020. The approved investment amount is US$5,863,173,000, 0.73% less than the same period in 2020.