Why should the statistics of foreign direct investment be divided into financial and non-financial categories?

Because financial investment is generally considered speculative, the investment targets are generally financial assets such as stocks, bonds and funds. This kind of investment is generally highly liquid and will not have an inflow effect on the local real economy. Non-financial investment is generally invested in production industry or service industry, which is an investment with operational nature. Generally, we seek long-term operation in the investment place to obtain income, thus promoting the economy of the investment country. Therefore, foreign direct investment should be distinguished.