In the first half of 2017, renewable energy was the top FDI sector in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of capital expenditure, seeing $6.4bn in capital inflows.
The electric components sector was second, with $5.4bn in capex. Financial services saw $5.1bn in capital expenditure in H1, while communications had inflows of $4.8bn.
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Fossil fuels were in fifth place, with $4.6bn in capex in the first half of the year
The chart was produced using fDi Markets, which gives real-time crossborder greenfield investment data on all sectors and locations. For more information visit fdimarkets.com.
