Recently, to further increase the data transparency, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) releases data on China's external portfolio investment assets by sector of resident holder as at the end of 2020. On May 28, 2021, SAFE released the data on China's external portfolio investment assets by country/region as at the end of 2020.

The statistics show that China's external portfolio investment assets (excluding reserve assets) amounted to USD 899.9 billion by the end of 2020, including USD 604.3 billion in equity investments and USD 295.5 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 409.1 billion, USD 178.4 billion, USD 90.1billion, USD 59.2 billion and USD 21.5 billion respectively.

By the end of 2020, non-financial sector, other financial corporations (non-bank financial institutions) and banks were the main sectors holding external portfolio investment assets, with the amounts being USD 354.3 billion, USD 354.1 billion and USD 191.5 billion respectively, accounting for 39 percent, 39 percent and 21 percent of China’s total external portfolio investment assets. (End)