As of the end of 2017, Xiamen had cumulatively approved 1,219 outbound investment projects, with a total capital of $14.326 billion (including $13 billion from Chinese investors). They are located in more than 70 countries and regions.

In 2017, Xiamen approved 82 outbound investment projects, with a contractual capital of $2.6 billion, seeing a 77.2 percent decrease year-on-year. Of that, $2.408 billion came from Chinese investors, reflecting a year-on-year decrease of 54.9 percent.

In 2017, the city's outbound investment projects mainly involved wholesale and retail industry, manufacturing industry, software and information technology services, leasing and Business services, transportation, storage and mail business.