Recently, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) releases data on China's external portfolio investment assets by country/region and by sector of resident holder at the end of 2021.

The statistics show that China's external portfolio investment assets (excluding reserve assets) amounted to USD 979.7 billion by the end of 2021, including USD 648.4 billion in equity investments and USD 331.3 billion in bond investments.The top 5 recipients of Chinese investments were Hong Kong SAR, the United States, Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom, with the amounts being USD 434.2 billion, USD 204.5 billion, USD 83.0 billion, USD 70.0 billion and USD 24.6 billion respectively.

By the end of 2021, other financial corporations (non-bank financial institutions), non-financial sector and banks were the main sectors holding external portfolio investment assets, with the amounts being USD 390.4 billion, USD 351.2 billion and USD 238.1 billion respectively, accounting for 40 percent, 36 percent and 24 percent of China’s total external portfolio investment assets. (End)