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 June 2023.

The statistics show that China's external portfolio investment assets (excluding reserve assets) amounted to USD 1081.7 billion by the end of June 2023, including USD 606.3 billion in equity investments and USD 475.4 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 428.6 billion, USD 237.9 billion, USD 99.5 billion, USD 70.3 billion and USD 36.6 billion respectively.

By the end of June 2023, other financial corporations (non-bank financial institutions), bank and non-financial sector were the main sectors holding external portfolio investment assets, with the amounts being USD 591.8 billion, USD 368.3 billion and USD 121.6 billion respectively, accounting for 55 percent, 34 percent and 11 percent of China’s total external portfolio investment assets. (End)