BEIJING — China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) reached 100.26 billion yuan in the first two months of the year, up 0.9 percent year-on-year, official data showed on March 17.

In US dollar terms, the ODI rose 2.7 percent from a year ago to 15.78 billion, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

In the January-February period, non-financial direct investment into countries along the Belt and Road increased 3.6 percent year-on-year to $3.16 billion, the data showed.

Outbound investment in multiple fields continued to grow during the period.

Investment into wholesale and retail surged 89.7 percent from a year earlier to $3.49 billion, while investment into scientific research, technical services, and transportation also increased, said the ministry.