State Administration of Foreign Exchange: By the end of 2025, China's banking sector's foreign financial assets will reach $1,977.5 billion.

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2026-03-27 13:00:26

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The State Administration of Foreign Exchange announced the foreign financial assets and liabilities data of China’s banking industry as of the end of 2025.

By the end of 2025, China’s banking industry had foreign financial assets of $1,977.5 billion, foreign liabilities of $1,411.0 billion, and foreign net assets of $566.5 billion, among which, net liabilities in RMB amounted to $143.6 billion, and net assets in foreign currency amounted to $710.1 billion.

In terms of foreign financial assets in the banking industry, broken down by instruments, loan and deposit assets totaled $1,153.1 billion, bond assets $547.4 billion, and equity and other assets $277.0 billion, accounting for 58%, 28%, and 14% of the banking industry’s foreign financial assets, respectively. Broken down by currency, RMB assets were $584.3 billion, USD assets $970.4 billion, and assets in other currencies $422.8 billion, accounting for 30%, 49%, and 21%, respectively. From the perspective of sector allocation, the amount directed to foreign banking sectors was $1,005.1 billion, accounting for 51%; while the amount directed to foreign non-banking sectors was $972.4 billion, accounting for 49%.

In terms of foreign liabilities in the banking industry, broken down by instruments, loan and deposit liabilities totaled $655.9 billion, bond liabilities $268.4 billion, and equity and other liabilities $486.7 billion, accounting for 46%, 19%, and 34% of the banking industry’s foreign liabilities, respectively. Broken down by currency, RMB liabilities were $727.9 billion, USD liabilities $264.7 billion, and liabilities in other currencies $418.4 billion, accounting for 52%, 19%, and 30%, respectively. From the perspective of source sectors, liabilities from foreign banking sectors amounted to $523.0 billion, accounting for 37%; while liabilities from foreign non-banking sectors amounted to $888.0 billion, accounting for 63%.

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