The chart illustrates the level of outside investment in the economies of India and China between 2014 and 2019.
Overall, the expenditure in China declined steadily throughout the period but fluctuated in India. Despite this, the total amount of money that flowed into China was higher than in India.
The Chinese economy received just under $80 billion 2014, which fell to around $60 billion in 2015 and 2016. After slight decrease in 2017, there was a massive resurgence to a high point of more than $100 billion in 2018 before receding to just over $40 billion in 2019.
In 2014, the foreign outlays in the India’s economy reached more than $20 billion, then rose significantly to approximately $60 billion in 2015 and 2016 before falling back to 2014 level in 2017. In 2018 there was another dramatic increase just below $60 billion, before returning to around $ 20 billion 2019.
