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    2019-09-27
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    SAFE Releases China's International Investment Position as at the End of June 2019
SAFE Releases China's International Investment Position as at the End of June 2019

As at the end of June 2019, Chinas external financial assets reached USD 7442.7 billion, external financial liabilities reached USD 5417.5 billion, and net external assets totaled USD 2025.2 billion.

In the external financial assets, direct investment assets amounted to USD 1952.2 billion, portfolio investment assets, USD 560.2 billion, financial derivative assets, USD 8.0 billion, other investment assets, USD 1697.0 billion, and reserves assets,USD 3225.2 billion, accounting for 26 percent, 8 percent, 0.1 percent, 23 percent and 43 percent of external financial assets respectively. In external liabilities, direct investment liabilities were USD 2834.8 billion,portfolio investment liabilities, USD 1263.3 billion, financial derivative liabilities, USD 7.7 billion and other investment liabilities, USD 1311.7 billion, accounting for 52 percent, 23 percent, 0.1 percent and 24 percent of the external financial liabilities respectively.

In SDR terms, Chinas external financial assets and liabilities reached SDR 5353.7 billion and SDR 3896.9 billion respectively, and external net assets totaled SDR 1456.8 billion at the end of June 2019.

In addition, to facilitate understanding of China’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position among all users,the BOP Analysis Team of SAFE released Chinas Balance of Payments Report for the First Half of 2019 (in Chinese). (End)


China's International Investment Position, End of June 2019

Item

Line No.

Position in 100 million USD

Position in 100 million SD

Net Position

1

20,252  

14,568  

Assets

2

74,427  

53,537  

1 Direct Investment

3

19,522

14,043

1.1  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

4

16,822  

12,100  

1.2  Debt Instruments

5

2,701  

1,943  

1.a  Financial Sectors

6

2,665  

1,917  

1.1.a  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

7

2,552  

1,836  

1.2.a  Debt Instruments

8

113  

81  

1.b  Non-financial Sectors

9

16,857  

12,126  

1.1.b  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

10

14,269  

10,264  

1.2.b  Debt Instruments

11

2,588  

1,862  

2 Portfolio Investment

12

5,602

4,030

2.1  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

13

3,034  

2,182  

2.2  Debt Securities

14

2,568  

1,848  

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

15

80

58

4 Other Investment

16

16,970

12,207

4.1  Other Equity

17

69  

50  

4.2  Currency and Deposits

18

3,982  

2,864  

4.3  Loans

19

6,895  

4,960  

4.4  Insurance, Pension, and Standardized Guarantee Schemes

20

118  

85  

4.5  Trade Credit and Advances

21

5,382  

3,871  

4.6  Others

22

524  

377  

5 Reserve Assets

23

32,252

23,200

5.1  Monetary Gold

24

873  

628  

5.2  Special Drawing Rights

25

108  

78  

5.3  Reserve Position in the IMF

26

82  

59  

5.4  Foreign Exchange Reserves

27

31,192  

22,437  

5.5  Other Reserve Assets

28

-3  

-2  

Liabilities

29

54,175  

38,969  

1 Direct Investment

30

28,348

20,391

1.1  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

31

26,066  

18,750  

1.2  Debt Instruments

32

2,282  

1,642  

1.a  Financial Sectors

33

1,537  

1,106  

1.1.a  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

34

1,384  

996  

1.2.a  Debt Instruments

35

153  

110  

1.b  Non-financial Sectors

36

26,811  

19,286  

1.1.b  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

37

24,681  

17,754  

1.2.b  Debt Instruments

38

2,129  

1,532  

2 Portfolio Investment

39

12,633

9,087

2.1  Equity and Investment Fund Shares

40

8,019  

5,768  

2.2  Debt Securities

41

4,614  

3,319  

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

42

77

55

4 Other Investment

43

13,117

9,435

4.1  Other Equity

44

0

0

4.2  Currency and Deposits

45

4,417  

3,177  

4.3  Loans

46

4,799  

3,452  

4.4  Insurance, Pension, and Standardized Guarantee Schemes

47

125  

90  

4.5  Trade Credit and Advances

48

3,463  

2,491  

4.6  Others

49

216  

156  

4.7  Special Drawing Rights

50

97  

70  

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.

 



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