As at the end of June 2020, China's banking sector recorded external financial assets of USD 1240.7 billion, external liabilities of USD 1367.1 billion, and net external liabilities of USD 126.4 billion including net RMB liabilities of USD 337.3 billion and net foreign currency assets of USD 210.9 billion.

Among the external financial assets of the banking sector, deposits and loans were USD 892.2 billion, bonds investment, USD 178.2 billion, and other assets including equity, USD 170.3 billion, accounting for 72 percent, 14 percent and 14 percent of the sector's total external financial assets respectively. By currency, RMB assets were USD 132.5 billion, USD assets were USD 842.1 billion, and other currency assets were USD 266.0 billion, accounting for 11 percent, 68 percent and 21 percent respectively. Among the external financial assets of the banking sector, the amount invested in the overseas banking sector was USD 624.2 billion, accounting for 50 percent; the amount invested in the overseas non-banking sector was USD 616.5 billion, accounting for 50 percent.

Among the external liabilities of the banking sector, deposits and loans were USD 777.4 billion, bonds investment, USD 220.3 billion, and other liabilities including equity, USD 369.5 billion, accounting for 57 percent, 16 percent and 27 percent of the sector's total external liabilities respectively. By currency, RMB liabilities were USD 469.8 billion, USD liabilities, USD 548.2 billion, and other currency liabilities, USD 349.1 billion, accounting for 34 percent, 40 percent and 26 percent respectively. Among the external liabilities of China's banking sector, USD 584.9 billion was from overseas banking sector, accounting for 43 percent; while USD 782.2 billion was from overseas non-banking sector, accounting for 57 percent. (End)