Top 10 investor countries and regions

Updated: 2015-06-11 06:39

(chinadaily.com.cn/china.org.cn)

UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), one of the United Nations bodies responsible for dealing with development issues, particularly international trade, has published the latest version of the Global Investment Trends Monitor on May 18.

Based on the report, developing Asia, for the first time surpassed North America and Europe to become the world's largest investor region, with $440 billion invested in 2014.

China's Hong Kong performed well last year. Its investment by transnational corporations (TNCs) surged to a record high of $150 billion, making it the second largest investor in the world after the United States.

The Chinese mainland ranks third, and its investment by TNCs reached a new high of $116 billion.

The following are the top 10 investors in 2014.

No 10 Singapore

Investment by TNCs: $41 billion

Art Science Museum of Singapore [Photo/IC]