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 2025.

The statistics show that China's external portfolio investment assets (excluding reserve assets) amounted to USD 1694.2 billion by the end of June 2025, including USD 1076.3 billion in equity investments and USD 617.9 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 816.1 billion, USD 330.7 billion, USD 125.2 billion, USD 67.2 billion and USD 39.2 billion respectively.

By the end of June 2025, 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 958.4 billion, USD 472.8 billion and USD 262.9 billion respectively, accounting for 57 percent, 28 percent and 16 percent of China’s total external portfolio investment assets. (End)