| year | number of approval | number of new overseas enterprises | invested amount (USD million) |
| 1992 | 23 | 8 | 16 |
| 1994 | 73 | 44 | 90 |
| 1996 | 90 | 41 | 124 |
| 1998 | 40 | 3 | 80 |
| 2000 | 69 | 27 | 71 |
| 2002 | 190 | 100 | 160 |
| 2004 | 265 | 110 | 183 |
| 2006 | 574 | 269 | 597 |
| 2008 | 828 | 287 | 1375 |
| 2010 | 772 | 215 | 857 |
| 2012 | 752 | 195 | 969 |
| 2014 | 1252 | 434 | 1558 |
| 1992-2014 | 9114 | 3226 | 11,143 |