As at the end of 2019, China's banking sector recorded external financial assets of  USD 1170.9 billion, external liabilities of  USD 1330.1 billion, and net external liabilities of  USD 159.1 billion including net RMB liabilities of  USD 324.3 billion and net foreign currency assets of  USD 165.2 billion.

Among the external financial assets of the banking sector, deposits and loans were USD 832.1 billion,bonds investment,USD 163.0 billion, and other assets including equity, USD 175.9 billion,accounting for 71 percent, 14 percent and 15 percent of the sector's total external financial assets respectively. By currency, RMB assets were USD 109.2 billion, USD assets, USD 806.7 billion, and other currency assets, USD 255.1 billion,accounting for 9 percent, 69 percent and 22 percent respectively. Among the external financial assets of the banking sector, the amount invested in the overseas banking sector was USD 588.2 billion, accounting for more than 50 percent; the amount invested in the overseas non-banking sector was USD 582.7 billion,accounting for lessthan 50 percent.

Among the external liabilities of the banking sector, deposits and loans were USD 721.5 billion,bonds investment,USD 212.7 billion,and other liabilities including equity, USD 395.9 billion, accounting for 54 percent, 16 percent and 30 percent of the sector's total external liabilities respectively. By currency, RMB liabilities were USD 433.5 billion, USD liabilities, USD 520.5 billion, and other currency liabilities, USD 376.1 billion, accounting for 33 percent, 39 percent and 28 percent respectively. Among the external liabilities of China’s banking sector, USD 536.1billion was from overseas banking sector, accounting for 40 percent; while USD 794 billion was from overseas non-banking sector, accounting for 60 percent. (End)