State Administration of Foreign Exchange: At the end of March, China's banking industry's foreign financial assets were $2.1086 trillion.

On June 25, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange announced the data on Bank of China's external financial assets and liabilities as of the end of March 2026. At the end of March 2026, China's banking sector had external financial assets of 210.86 billion US dollars, external liabilities of 148.51 billion US dollars, and net external assets of 62.36 billion US dollars, with a net liability of 10.39 billion US dollars in renminbi and net assets of 72.74 billion US dollars in foreign currency. In terms of the banking sector's external financial assets, by instrument, loans and advances assets were 118.21 billion US dollars, bond assets were 63.29 billion US dollars, and other assets such as equities were 29.36 billion US dollars, accounting for 56%, 30%, and 14% of the banking sector's external financial assets respectively. In terms of currency, renminbi assets were 66.27 billion US dollars, US dollar assets were 97.72 billion US dollars, and assets in other currencies were 46.87 billion US dollars, accounting for 31%, 46%, and 22% respectively. In terms of destination sector, 105.63 billion US dollars were invested in overseas banking sector, accounting for 50%; and 105.23 billion US dollars were invested in non-banking sector, accounting for 50%. In terms of the banking sector's external liabilities, by instrument, loans and advances liabilities were 73.65 billion US dollars, bond liabilities were 24.49 billion US dollars, and other liabilities such as equities were 50.37 billion US dollars, accounting for 50%, 16%, and 34% of the banking sector's external liabilities respectively. In terms of currency, renminbi liabilities were 76.66 billion US dollars, US dollar liabilities were 28.60 billion US dollars, and liabilities in other currencies were 43.25 billion US dollars, accounting for 52%, 19%, and 29% respectively. In terms of source sector, 53.30 billion US dollars came from overseas banking sector, accounting for 36%; and 95.20 billion US dollars came from non-banking sector, accounting for 64%. This article is excerpted from the official website of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, GMTEight Editor: Feng Qiuyi.