The World Investment Report 2013, “Global Value Chains: Investment and Trade for Development”, is a good source of information and data on global production and logistics.

http://unctad.org/en/pages/PublicationWebflyer.aspx?publicationid=588

 

The World Bank data portal is a good source of country level data: 

https://data.worldbank.org/

China invests $50bn + buying overseas ports & logistics companies to speed the “new Silk Road”. 25 of the 36 deals since 2014 fall within the nearly 70 countries that are included in the Belt and Road Initiative ….62% of world’s GDP.

https://t.co/oBmALqCWIB

https://t.co/EWdM4MOh1E

(https://twitter.com/JeremyLeggett/status/940302523042291712?s=09)