The chart illustrates the level of outside investment in the economies of India and China between 2014 and 2019.
Overall, investment in China declined steadily throughout the period, while in India, it fluctuated. Despite this, the total amount of money that flowed into China was higher than that of India.
The Chinese economy received just under $80 billion in 2014. This amount saw a slight decrease in 2017, followed by a massive resurgence to over $100 billion in 2018, before receding to just over $40 billion in 2019.
In 2014, foreign investment in India’s economy reached more than $20 billion. This figure rose significantly to approximately $60 billion in 2015 and 2016, before falling back to 2014 levels in 2017. In 2018, there was another dramatic increase to just below $60 billion, before returning to around $20 billion in 2019. 2015 was the only year when India’s foreign investment levels exceeded those of