Chinese investment in the EU

Chinese foreign direct investment in Europe hit a record high in 2015 of €20 billion, a 44 percent annual rise. Much of the increase followed ChemChina’s €7.7 billion takeover of Italian tyre producer Pirelli

Chinese foreign direct investment (€ million, 2000-15)

0 – 500
500 – 2,000
2,000 – 5,000
5,000 – 10,000
>10,000

UK 15,164

IRELAND 108

PORTUGAL 5,527

SPAIN 1,520

DENMARK 134

NETHERLANDS 5,279

GERMANY 7,905

BELGIUM 1,680

FRANCE 9,485

ITALY 11,186

SWEDEN 1,592

POLAND 462

HUNGARY 1,975

AUSTRIA 506

GREECE 405

FINLAND 103

ESTONIA 23

LATVIA 3

LITHUANIA 32

CZECH REP. 207

SLOVAKIA 40

ROMANIA 741

BULGARIA 222

CYPRUS 31

Sources: Mercator Institute for China Studies (Germany), Rhodium Group (U.S.)