This undated photo shows a view of Nanshan container port in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)

BEIJING - China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) reached 567.19 billion yuan in the first nine months of the year, up 8.5 percent year on year, official data showed Thursday.

In US dollar terms, the ODI rose 6.3 percent from a year ago to $85.85 billion, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

Outbound leasing and business services investment rose 26.7 percent from a year earlier to $29.32 billion.

Investment in multiple fields, including manufacturing, wholesale, and retail, as well as construction, registered growth.

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In the first nine months, non-financial direct investment into countries along the Belt and Road increased 5.2 percent year on year to US$15.65 billion.