World Special Economic Zone

Special economic zones are typically created in order to facilitate rapid economic growth by leveraging tax incentives to attract foreign investment and spark technological advancement. While many countries have set up special economic zones. China has been the most successful in using SEZs to attract foreign capital.

More than 1,000 zones were created in the last five years, and at least 500 more are in the pipeline for the coming years.

A new wave of industrial policies and increasing competition for international investment has sparked a boom in the establishment of special economic zones (SEZs), according to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2019.

The global tally of zones has increased to nearly 5,400, up from 4,000 five years ago, and more than 500 new SEZs are in the pipeline.

The industrial zones, which offer fiscal incentives and streamlined regulations to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), are common in most developing and many developed economies. More than 145 economies operate such zones today.

经济特区（Special Economic Zones）通常通过税收优惠政策吸引外商投资、激发技术进步，以推动经济快速增长。尽管全球已有诸多国家设立经济特区，但中国在利用SEZs吸引外资方面的成效最为显著。
过去五年间，全球新增经济特区超过1000个，未来数年尚有至少500个特区处于筹备阶段。
据联合国贸易和发展会议（UNCTAD）《2019年世界投资报告》显示，新一轮产业政策浪潮与日益激烈的国际投资竞争，催生了经济特区的设立热潮。
目前全球经济特区总数已从五年前的4000个增至近5400个，另有超500个新特区处于筹备阶段。
这类为吸引外商直接投资（Foreign Direct Investment，FDI）而提供财政优惠与简化监管流程的产业园区，在绝大多数发展中经济体及诸多发达经济体中均较为普遍。当前全球已有超过145个经济体运营此类园区。