On October 30, a list of the top 100 foreign-invested enterprises in Guangdong was released in Guangzhou as part of the 2025 Global Investment Promotion Conference for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).
The list features 100 multinational corporations, including BASF, ExxonMobil, Siemens, and Walmart. The selection criteria for this year's list were primarily based on the cumulative direct investment amounts in Guangdong made by the enterprises' foreign investors.
In terms of investment scale, the 100 listed enterprises have collectively invested US$30.4 billion in Guangdong, with the largest single investment exceeding US$2.6 billion. The foreign investors mainly come from 16 countries and regions, including the United States, Germany, Japan and Singapore.
Geographically, 90 of the listed enterprises are concentrated in the nine Pearl River Delta cities, such as Guangzhou and Shenzhen, while the remaining 10 are distributed across six cities in Eastern, Western, and Northern Guangdong, including Zhanjiang and Heyuan.
By sector, manufacturing enterprises constitute the largest portion (76 companies). Industries including new-generation information technology, advanced equipment manufacturing, biomedicine, green petrochemicals, new materials, and modern services account for 80% of the list. Over 70% are high-tech and knowledge-intensive enterprises, collectively reflecting the province's achievements in the high-quality utilization of foreign capital.
These figures reflect the conference's focus on foreign-invested enterprises in the region. Qiao Shuzhi, General Manager of Canon (China) Co., Ltd., stated that the GBA is one of the regions where Canon has the most comprehensive industrial chain layout, covering everything from production and sales to R&D and after-sales maintenance.
"Canon has prioritized the Greater Bay Area as a key focus for future development." Qiao Shuzhi also emphasized the sound business environment of the GBA and that Canon remains optimistic about the region's development prospects. He believes that compared to the New York and Tokyo Bay Areas, the GBA has even greater potential.
Reporter | Guo Chuhua
Photo | Guo Chuhua
Editor | Hu Nan, James Campion, Shen He
