Central Bank: by the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, the total assets of financial institutions in China reached 538.86 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.7% year-on-year.

On March 13, according to preliminary statistics from the central bank, by the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, the total assets of financial institutions in China were 53.886 trillion yuan, an 8.7% increase year-on-year. Among them, the total assets of banking institutions were 48.001 trillion yuan, an 8.0% increase year-on-year; the total assets of securities institutions were 1.754 trillion yuan, a 16.1% increase year-on-year; and the total assets of insurance institutions were 4.131 trillion yuan, a 15.1% increase year-on-year. Financial institutions' liabilities were 49.282 trillion yuan, a 9.0% increase year-on-year, with banking institutions' liabilities at 44.150 trillion yuan, an 8.2% increase year-on-year; securities institutions' liabilities at 1.366 trillion yuan, a 19.1% increase year-on-year; and insurance institutions' liabilities at 3.765 trillion yuan, a 15.6% increase year-on-year. This article is excerpted from the official website of the People's Bank of China; edited by GMTEight: Chen Xiaoyi.