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 2022.

The statistics show that China's external portfolio investment assets (excluding reserve assets) amounted to USD 1033.5 billion by the end of 2022, including USD 590.2 billion in equity investments and USD 443.3 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 422.3 billion, USD 217.7 billion, USD 94.1 billion, USD 72.1 billion and USD 32.3 billion respectively.

By the end of 2022, 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 367.1 billion, USD 342.7 billion and USD 323.8 billion respectively, accounting for 36 percent, 33 percent and 31 percent of China’s total external portfolio investment assets. (End)