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 2024.

The statistics show that China's external portfolio investment assets (excluding reserve assets) amounted to USD 1235.3 billion by the end of June 2024, including USD 730.3 billion in equity investments and USD 505.0 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 499.8 billion, USD 291.0 billion, USD 91.5 billion, USD 78.5 billion and USD 36.5 billion respectively.

By the end of June 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 709.7 billion, USD 375.0 billion and USD 150.7 billion respectively, accounting for 57 percent, 30 percent and 12 percent of China’s total external portfolio investment assets. (End)