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    000014453-2022-0114
  • Dispatch date:
    2022-12-30
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    SAFE Releases China's International Investment Position as at the End of September 2022
SAFE Releases China's International Investment Position as at the End of September 2022

As at the end of September 2022, Chinas external financial assets reached USD 8898.0 billion, external financial liabilities reached USD 6534.0 billion, and net external assets totaled USD 2364.0 billion.

In the external financial assets, direct investment assets amounted to USD 2576.4 billion, portfolio investment assets, USD 932.8 billion, financial derivative assets, USD 29.8 billion, other investment assets, USD 2165.4 billion, and reserves assets, USD 3193.6 billion, accounting for 29 percent, 10 percent, 0.3 percent, 24 percent and 36 percent of external financial assets respectively.

In external liabilities, direct investment liabilities were USD 3411.1 billion, portfolio investment liabilities, USD 1662.3 billion, financial derivative liabilities, USD 28.6 billion and other investment liabilities, USD 1432.0 billion, accounting for 52 percent, 25 percent, 0.4 percent and 22 percent of the external financial liabilities respectively.

In SDR terms, Chinas external financial assets and liabilities reached SDR 6952.2 billion and SDR 5105.1 billion respectively, and external net assets totaled SDR 1847.1 billion at the end of September 2022.(End)


China's International Investment Position,

End of September 2022

Item

Line No.

Position in 100 million USD

Position in 100 millionSDR

Net Position

1

23640

18471

Assets

2

88980

69522

1 Direct Investment

3

25764

20130

1.1  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

4

21741

16987

1.2  Debt Instruments

5

4023

3143

1.a  Financial Sectors

6

3734

2917

1.1.a  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

7

3548

2772

1.2.a  Debt Instruments

8

185

145

1.b  Non-financial Sectors

9

22030

17213

1.1.b  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

10

18193

14214

1.2.b  Debt Instruments

11

3838

2998

2 Portfolio Investment

12

9328

7288

2.1  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

13

5166

4036

2.2  Debt Securities

14

4162

3252

3 Financial Derivatives  (other than reserves) and Employee Stock Options

15

298

233

4 Other Investment

16

21654

16919

4.1  Other Equity

17

97

76

4.2  Currency and Deposits

18

5184

4051

4.3  Loans

19

8702

6799

4.4  Insurance, Pension, and Standardized Guarantee Schemes

20

241

188

4.5  Trade Credit and Advances

21

6506

5083

4.6  Others

22

925

723

5 Reserve Assets

23

31936

24952

5.1  Monetary Gold

24

1047

818

5.2  Special Drawing Rights

25

505

394

5.3  Reserve Position in the IMF

26

100

78

5.4  Foreign Currency Reserves

27

30290

23666

5.5  Other Reserve Assets

28

-5

-4

Liabilities

29

65340

51051

1 Direct Investment

30

34111

26652

1.1  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

31

30898

24141

1.2  Debt Instruments

32

3213

2511

1.a  Financial Sectors

33

1887

1474

1.1.a  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

34

1667

1303

1.2.a  Debt Instruments

35

220

172

1.b  Non-financial Sectors

36

32224

25178

1.1.b  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

37

29231

22839

1.2.b  Debt Instruments

38

2994

2339

2 Portfolio Investment

39

16623

12988

2.1  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

40

10104

7895

2.2  Debt Securities

41

6518

5093

3 Financial Derivatives  (other than reserves) and Employee Stock Options

42

286

223

4 Other Investment

43

14320

11188

4.1  Other Equity

44

0

0

4.2  Currency and Deposits

45

5560

4344

4.3  Loans

46

3819

2984

4.4  Insurance, Pension, and Standardized Guarantee Schemes

47

247

193

4.5  Trade Credit and Advances

48

3771

2946

4.6  Others

49

460

359

4.7  Special Drawing Rights

50

463

362

Notes: 1. This table employs rounded-off numbers.

2.Net International Investment Position refers to assets minus liabilities. Positive figure refers to net assets, and negative figure refers to net liabilities.

3.The SDR denominated data is converted from the USD denominated data, using the exchange rate of SDR against USD at the end of the quarter.

4.The IIP data is revised regularly; please find the latest data in “Data and Statistics”.

The English translation may only be used as a reference. In case a different interpretation of the translated information contained in this website arises, the original Chinese shall prevail.

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