The provided bar graph presents the Capital expenditure ($bn) for Foreign direct investment in China and India from 2014 to 2019.
The graph offers a comparison of the outside investment in China and India over the six-year period. China witnessed a consistent decline in investment, whereas India’s investment fluctuated. Despite the fluctuations, China attracted a larger total investment than India.
In China, the influx of foreign investment started at approximately $70 billion in 2014, reaching its peak of over $100 billion in 2018, and settling at slightly above $40 billion in 2019. Contrarily, India saw a surge from over $20 billion in 2014 to around $60 billion in both 2015 and 2016, then dropped to 2014 levels in 2017. There was a notable spike in 2018 to just under $60 billion before declining to $60 billion in 2019. Notably, in 2015, India surpassed China in foreign investment, exceeding $60 billion.
The foreign direct investment scenario in China witnessed a consistent decrease from 2014 to 2019, contrary to the fluctuating pattern observed in India during the same period. Despite the fluctuation in India’s investment, it did not surpass the total foreign investment attracted by China over the years analyzed.
