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 2024.

The statistics show that China's external portfolio investment assets (excluding reserve assets) amounted to USD 1417.3 billion by the end of 2024, including USD 859.8 billion in equity investments and USD 557.5 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 610.1 billion, USD 331.6 billion, USD 115.6 billion, USD 72.0 billion and USD 36.0 billion respectively.

By the end of 2024, 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 795.5 billion, USD 422.1 billion and USD 199.8 billion respectively, accounting for 56 percent, 30 percent and 14 percent of China’s total external portfolio investment assets. (End)