State Administration of Foreign Exchange: By the end of 2025, China's banking sector had foreign financial assets of $19,775 billion and foreign liabilities of $14,110 billion.

On March 26, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange released the Bank of China's foreign financial assets and liabilities data for the end of 2025. At the end of 2025, China's banking sector had foreign financial assets of $197.75 billion, foreign liabilities of $141.10 billion, and a net foreign asset of $56.65 billion. Among them, the net liability in RMB was $14.36 billion, and the net assets in foreign currency were $71.01 billion. In terms of the banking sector's foreign financial assets, loans and deposits amounted to $115.31 billion, bonds $54.74 billion, and other assets such as equities $27.70 billion, accounting for 58%, 28%, and 14% respectively. In terms of currency, RMB assets were $58.43 billion, USD assets $97.04 billion, and assets in other currencies $42.28 billion, accounting for 30%, 49 %, and 21% respectively. In terms of destination sectors, $100.51 billion was invested in foreign banks, accounting for 51%, and $97.24 billion was invested in non-bank foreign sectors, accounting for 49%. As for the banking sector's foreign liabilities, loans and deposits accounted for $65.59 billion, bonds $26.84 billion, and other liabilities such as equities $48.67 billion, representing 46%, 19%, and 34% respectively. In terms of currency, RMB liabilities were $72.79 billion, USD liabilities $26.47 billion, and liabilities in other currencies $41.84 billion, accounting for 52%, 19%, and 30%, respectively. In terms of the source sectors, $52.30 billion came from foreign bank departments, accounting for 37%, and $88.80 billion came from non-bank foreign sectors, accounting for 63%. This article is excerpted from the "State Administration of Foreign Exchange official website"; Edited by GMTEight: Huang Xiaodong.