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China Balance of Payment Report(First half of 2023) 2023-12-29/en/2024/1118/2251.html
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China Balance of Payment Report(2023) 2024-06-28/en/2024/0628/2252.html
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In August 2025, the export and import of China’s international trade in goods and services totaled RMB 4281.8 billion, up 2 percent over the same time last year. Of this, the export of goods recorded RMB 2139.5 billion and the import recorded RMB 1520.2 billion, resulting in a surplus of RMB 619.3 billion. The export of services recorded RMB 254.6 billion and the import recorded RMB 367.5 billion, resulting in a deficit of RMB 112.9 billion. In terms of the major items, the export and import of travel, transport, other business services, telecommunications, computer and information services registered RMB 188.7 billion, RMB 174.5 billion, RMB 99.6 billion and RMB 58.3 billion respectively. In the US dollar terms, in August 2025, the export and import of China’s international trade in goods and services were USD 335.7 billion and USD 264.7 billion respectively, with a surplus of USD 71.0 billion. (End) International Trade in Goods and Services of China August 2025 Item In 100 million of RMB In 100 million of USD Goods and services 5065 710 Credit 23941 3357 Debit -18877 -2647 1. Goods 6193 868 Credit 21395 3000 Debit -15202 -2132 2. Services -1129 -158 Credit 2546 357 Debit -3675 -515 2.1Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others 65 9 Credit 84 12 Debit -20 -3 2.2Maintenance and repair services n.i.e 37 5 Credit 82 12 Debit -45 -6 2.3Transport -288 -40 Credit 729 102 Debit -1017 -143 2.4Travel -1241 -174 Credit 323 45 Debit -1564 -219 2.5Construction 66 9 Credit 114 16 Debit -48 -7 2.6Insurance and pension services -40 -6 Credit 21 3 Debit -61 -9 2.7Financial services 3 0 Credit 29 4 Debit -27 -4 2.8Charges for the use of intellectual property -99 -14 Credit 159 22 Debit -258 -36 2.9Telecommunications, computer and information services 132 19 Credit 358 50 Debit -225 -32 2.10Other business services 267 37 Credit 632 89 Debit -365 -51 2.11Personal, cultural, and recreational services -22 -3 Credit 7 1 Debit -29 -4 2.12Government goods and services n.i.e -9 -1 Credit 8 1 Debit -17 -2 Notes: 1. The international trade in goods and services in this table refers to the transactions between residents and non-residents, based on the same standard as that for BOP statement. The monthly data are preliminary and may be inconsistent with the quarterly data in the BOP statement. 2. The data on international trade in goods and services are prepared in USD, and the RMB data for the current month is derived by converting the USD data at the monthly average central parity rate of the RMB against the USD. 3. This table employs rounded-off numbers. Definition of Indicators: The International Trade in Goods and Services: refers to the trade in goods and services between residents and non-residents, which is based on the same standardas that for the BOP statement. 1.Goods: refers to transactions in goods whereby the economic ownership is transferred between the Chinese residents and non-residents. The credit side records export of goods, while the debit side records import of goods. The data of goods account are mainly from enterprise survey, which differ from the statistics of the customs mainly in the following aspects: first, the goods in the BOP statement only reflect the goods whose ownership has been transferred (e.g. goods under the trade modes such as general trade and processing trade with imported materials), while the goods whose ownership is not transferred (e.g. manufacturing services with supplied materials or with exported materials) are included in the statistics of trade in services instead of the statistics of trade in goods; second, as required by the BOP statistics, the goods imported and exported are valued on the FOB basis, but as required by the customs, the goods exported are valued on the FOB basis, whereas goods imported are on the CIF basis. Therefore, for the purpose of the BOP statistics, the international transport and insurance premiums are taken out from the value of imported goods and included in the trade in services; and third, the data on net export of goods in merchanting which are not included in the customs statistics are supplemented. 2.Services: includes manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others, maintenance and repair services n.i.e, transport, travel, construction, insurance and pension services, financial services, charges for the use of intellectual property, telecommunications, computer and information services, other business services, personal, cultural and recreational services, and government goods and services n.i.e. The credit side records services supplied, while the debit side records services received. 2.1Manufacturing services on physical owned by others: processor only provides processing, assembly, packaging and other services and charges service fee from the owner, while the ownership of the goods is not transferred between the owner and the processor. The credit side records the manufacturing services supplied by the Chinese residents on physical inputs owned by non-residents, and vice versa for debit side. 2.2Maintenance and repair services: refer to the maintenance and repair services supplied by residents to non-residents or vice versa on goods and equipment (such as vessel, aircraft, and other transportation facility) owned by the receiving party. The credit side records the maintenance and repair services supplied by the Chinese residents to non-residents, and vice versa for debit side. 2.3Transport: refers to the process of transporting people and goods from one place to another, and the relevant supporting and auxiliary services, as well as postal and delivery services. The credit side records the international transport, postal and delivery services supplied by residents to non-residents, and vice versa for debit side. 2.4Travel: refers to goods consumed and services purchased by travelers in various economies as non-residents. The credit side records the goods and services provided by the Chinese residents to non-residents who have stayed in China for less than one year, as well as non-residents studying abroad and seeking medical treatment for indefinite period of stay. The debit side records the goods and services purchased by the Chinese residents when traveling, studying or seeking medical services abroad from non-residents. 2.5Construction services: refer to the establishment, renovation, maintenance or expansion of fixed assets in the form of buildings, land improvement, roads, bridges and dams and other engineering buildings of engineering nature, relevant installation, assembly, painting, pipeline construction, demolition and project management, as well as site preparation, measurement and blasting and other special services. The credit side records the construction services provided by the Chinese residents outside the economic territory. The debit side records the construction services received by the Chinese residents in the Chinese economic territory from non-residents. 2.6 Insurance and pension services: refers to various insurance services and commission to agents related with insurance transaction. The credit side records the life insurance and annuity, non-life insurance, reinsurance, standardized guarantee services and relevant supporting services supplied by the Chinese residents to non-residents, and vice versa for debit side. 2.7 Financial services: refer to financial intermediation and supporting services, excluding those covered by insurance and pension services. The credit side records the financial intermediation and supporting services supplied by the Chinese residents to non-residents, and vice versa for debit side. 2.8 Charges for the use of intellectual property: refer to licensed use of intangible, non-productive/non-financial assets and exclusive rights between residents and non-residents and the licensed use of existing original works or prototypes. The credit side records the intellectual property-related services supplied by the Chinese residents to non-residents, and vice versa for debit side. 2.9 Telecommunications, computer and information services: refer to communications services between residents and non-residents and transactions of services related to computer data and news, excluding commercial services delivered via telephone, computer and Internet. The credit side records the telecommunications, computer and information services supplied by residents to non-residents, and vice versa for debit side. 2.10 Other business services: refer to other types of services between residents and non-residents, including research and development services, professional and management consulting services, technical and trade-related services. The credit side records the other business services supplied by the Chinese residents to non-residents, and vice versa for debit side. 2.11 Personal, cultural and recreational services: refer to transactions of personal, cultural and recreational services between residents and non-residents, including audiovisual and related services (films, radio, television programs and music recordings) and other personal, cultural and recreational services (health, education, etc.). The credit side records the related services supplied by the Chinese residents to non-residents, and vice versa for debit side. 2.12 Government goods and services n.i.e: refer to various goods and services provided and purchased by governments and international organizations not included in other categories of goods and services. The credit side records the goods and services not included elsewhere and supplied by the Chinese residents to non-residents, and vice versa for debit side. 2025-09-26/en/2025/0926/2338.html
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As shown in the statistics of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), in August 2025, the amount of foreign exchange settlement and sales by banks was RMB 1510.3 billion and RMB 1405.8 billion, respectively. During January to August 2025, the accumulative amount of foreign exchange settlement and sales by banks was RMB 11393.8 billion and RMB 11307.8 billion, respectively. In the US dollar terms, in August 2025, the amount of foreign exchange settlement and sales by banks was USD 211.8 billion and USD 197.1 billion, respectively. During January to August 2025, the accumulative amount of foreign exchange settlement and sales by banks was USD 1588.6 billion and USD 1576.5 billion, respectively. In August 2025,the amount of cross-border receipts and payments by non-banking sectors was RMB 4551.5 billion and RMB 4528.4 billion, respectively. During January to August 2025, the accumulative amount of cross-border receipts and payments by non-banking sectors was RMB 37221.9 billion and RMB 36340.0 billion, respectively. In the US dollar terms, in August 2025, the amount of cross-border receipts and payments by non-banking sectors was USD 638.3 billion and USD 635.0 billion, respectively. During January to August 2025, the accumulative amount of cross-border receipts and payments by non-banking sectors was USD 5189.3 billion and USD 5066.5 billion, respectively. Addendum: Glossary and relevant definitions Balance of payments (BOP) refers to all economic transactions between residents and non-residents. Foreign exchange settlement and sales by banks refers to settlement and sale transaction that bank executes for customers and for the banks themselves, including statistic data on settlements of forward contracts for foreign exchange settlement and sales and the exercises of option, and excluding the transactions in the interbank foreign exchange market. The statistic reporting date of Foreign exchange settlement and sales by banks should be the trade day of the Foreign exchange settlement and sales transaction. By definition, foreign exchange settlement means that foreign exchange holders sell foreign exchange to banks, and foreign exchange sales means that banks sell foreign exchange to foreign exchange buyers. The newly signed contract amount of forward foreign exchange settlement and sales refers to the binding forward contract between a bank and its client that predetermines foreign exchange currency, amount, exchange rate and tenor which to be executed upon maturity. The unwind amount of forward foreign exchange settlement and sales refers to, where client is unable to perform the original forward contract due to change in its real demand, client to fully or partially close its forward position by executing another deal with opposite direction to the original contract. The rolling amount of forward foreign exchange settlement and sales refers to client to adjust the settlement date of original contract due to change in its real demand. The outstanding amount of forward foreign exchange settlement and sales by the end of the current period refers to the total amount of forward contracts accumulated from all non-matured forward contracts with client. The net Delta exposure of outstanding options refers to the implied foreign exchange spot risk exposure from outstanding option contracts that bank executed with client. The cross-border receipts and payments by non-banking sectors refers to the receipts and payments between domestic non-banking sectors (including institutional and individual residents) and non-residents through domestic banks, excluding cash transactions and bank’s own cross-border receipts and payments. In particular, the statistics includes cross-border receipts and payments between non-banking sectors and non-residents through domestic banks (including RMB and foreign currency),and domestic receipts and payments between non-banking sectors and non-residents through domestic banks (temporarily excluding domestic receipts and payments in RMB between individual/institutional residents and non-resident individuals). Data are collected when customers conduct receipts and payments with non-resident counterparties at domestic banks. Specifically, the receipts refer to funds received by non-banking sectors from non-residents via domestic banks; the payments refer to funds paid by non-banking sectors to non-residents via domestic banks. 2025-09-19/en/2025/0919/2336.html
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According to the statistics by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), by the end of March 2025, China's foreign exchange reserves totaled USD 3.2407 trillion, up by USD 13.4 billion or 0.42% from the end of February 2025. In March 2025, driven by factors such as macroeconomic data, fiscal and monetary policies as well as expectations of major economies, the US dollar index fell and global financial asset prices generally declined. China’s foreign exchange reserves increased this month due to the combined effects of currency translation and changes in asset prices. China’s economy has maintained overall stability with steady progress, a package of existing and incremental policies has cotinued to demonstrate effectiveness, and high-quality development has been solidly advanced, providing support for sustaining a stable scale of foreign exchange reserves. 2025-04-07/en/2025/0407/2332.html
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According to the statistics of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), the Chinese foreign exchange market (excluding foreign currency pairs, the same below) recorded total transactions of RMB 24.08 trillion (equivalent to USD 3.38 trillion) in August 2025. In terms of markets, the transactions volume of client market was RMB 3.71 trillion (equivalent to USD 0.52 trillion), and the transactions volume of interbank market was RMB 20.37 trillion (equivalent to USD 2.86 trillion). In terms of products, the cumulative transactions volume of the spot market was RMB 9.16 trillion (equivalent to USD 1.28 trillion), and that of the derivatives market was RMB 14.93 trillion (equivalent to USD 2.09 trillion). From January to August 2025, a total of RMB 203.23 trillion (equivalent to USD 28.33 trillion) was traded in the Chinese foreign exchange market. 2025-09-26/en/2025/0926/2339.html
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According to the statistics by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), by the end of May 2025, China's foreign exchange reserves totaled USD 3.2853 trillion, up by USD 3.6 billion or 0.11% from the end of April 2025. In May 2025, driven by factors such as the fiscal policies, monetary policies, and economic growth expectations of major economies, the US dollar index experienced minor fluctuations, and global financial asset prices exhibited mixed performance. China's foreign exchange reserves increased this month due to the combined effects of currency translation and changes in asset prices. The Chinese economy has sustained its momentum of recovery and growth, with steady improvement in the quality of development, providing support for sustaining a stable scale of foreign exchange reserves. 2025-06-07/en/2025/0607/2337.html
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According to the statistics by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), by the end of April 2025, China’s foreign exchange reserves totaled USD 3.2817 trillion, up by USD 41 billion or 1.27% from the end of March 2025. In April 2025, driven by factors such as macro policies and economic growth expectations of major economies, the US dollar index fell and global financial asset prices exhibited mixed performance. China’s foreign exchange reserves increased this month due to the combined effects of currency translation and changes in asset prices. China’s economy demonstrates a favorable trajectory marked by strong resilience and dynamic vitality, providing support for sustaining a stable scale of foreign exchange reserves. 2025-05-07/en/2025/0507/2333.html
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According to statistics from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), by the end of June 2025, China’s foreign exchange reserves totaled USD 3.3174 trillion, up by USD 32.2 billion or 0.98% from the end of May 2025. In June 2025, driven by factors such as macro policies and the economic growth prospects of major economies, the US dollar index fell, while global financial asset prices generally rose. China’s foreign exchange reserves increased this month due to the combined effects of currency translation and changes in asset prices. China’s economy continues its steady and sustained growth and maintains good development momentum, providing support for sustaining a stable scale of foreign exchange reserves. 2025-07-07/en/2025/0707/2334.html
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According to the statistics released by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), by the end of August 2025, China's foreign exchange reserves totaled USD 3.3222 trillion, up by USD 29.9 billion or 0.91% from the end of July 2025. In August 2025, driven by factors such as monetary policy expectations and macroeconomic data of major economies, the US dollar index fell and global financial asset prices generally rose. China's foreign exchange reserves increased this month due to the combined effects of currency translation and changes in asset prices. China's economy maintains steady momentum, demonstrating strong resilience and vitality, which will support the stable scale of foreign exchange reserves. 2025-09-07/en/2025/0907/2340.html