State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) released the data of bank's foreign exchange settlement and sale, as well as the bank's handling of foreign exchange transactions on behalf of clients in December 2025.

According to statistics from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, in December 2025, banks purchased 2.2446 trillion RMB and sold 1.5382 trillion RMB. From January to December 2025, banks accumulated purchases of 18.5227 trillion RMB and sales of 17.1314 trillion RMB. In terms of US dollars, in December 2025, banks purchased 318 billion USD and sold 217.9 billion USD. From January to December 2025, banks accumulated purchases of 2.5949 trillion USD and sales of 2.3983 trillion USD. In December 2025, banks' foreign exchange income on behalf of customers was 581.97 billion RMB, and payments on behalf of customers were 501.86 billion RMB. From January to December 2025, banks' total foreign exchange income on behalf of customers was 5.69405 trillion RMB, and total payments on behalf of customers were 5.47906 trillion RMB. In terms of US dollars, in December 2025, banks' foreign exchange income on behalf of customers was 824.4 billion USD, and payments on behalf of customers were 710.9 billion USD. From January to December 2025, banks' total foreign exchange income on behalf of customers was 797.25 billion USD, and total payments on behalf of customers were 767.04 billion USD.