China's external portfolio investment assets top $1.42 trn at end of 2024

BEIJING, 31st May, 2025 (WAM) -- China's external portfolio investment assets, excluding reserve assets, had climbed to US$1.42 trillion by the end of 2024, official data showed, according to Xinhua news agency.

Of the total, US$ 859.8 billion was in equity investment and US$ 557.5 billion was in bond investment, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

Non-bank financial institutions held US$ 795.5 billion dollars of external portfolio investment assets, accounting for 56% of the total. Banks held US$ 422.1 billion, or 30% of the total.

The non-financial sector held US$ 199.8 billion of such assets, accounting for 14% of the total.