The graph below illustrates the level of outside investment in the economies of India and China between 2014 and 2019.
Overall, expenditure in China declined steadily throughout the period but fluctuated in India. Despite this the total amount of inflow of money into China was higher than that of India.
The Chinese economy received just under 80 billion in 2014 which fell to around 60 billion in 2015 and 2016. After a slight decrease in 2017, there was a massive resurgence to a point of more than 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, then 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 20 billion in 2019. 2015 was the only year India’s level of foreign investment exceeded China’s with values slightly over 60 billion.
