Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in China
China: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 30.27 trillion in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in China, 1977–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in China is 30.27 trillion, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in China peaked at 30.27 trillion in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.78 billion, in 1980.
China ranks 8th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2.41 billion | — |
| 1978 | 540.00 million | -77.6% |
| 1979 | -1.64 billion | -403.7% |
| 1980 | -2.78 billion | +69.5% |
| 1981 | 2.67 billion | -196.0% |
| 1982 | 16.14 billion | +504.5% |
| 1983 | 23.95 billion | +48.4% |
| 1984 | 27.03 billion | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 42.32 billion | +56.6% |
| 1986 | 40.74 billion | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 65.75 billion | +61.4% |
| 1988 | 76.03 billion | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 88.91 billion | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 169.23 billion | +90.3% |
| 1991 | 251.97 billion | +48.9% |
| 1992 | 278.22 billion | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 220.40 billion | -20.8% |
| 1994 | 503.53 billion | +128.5% |
| 1995 | 635.58 billion | +26.2% |
| 1996 | 917.46 billion | +44.4% |
| 1997 | 1.36 trillion | +48.6% |
| 1998 | 1.50 trillion | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 1.70 trillion | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 2.01 trillion | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 2.64 trillion | +31.4% |
| 2002 | 3.17 trillion | +20.1% |
| 2003 | 3.77 trillion | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 5.53 trillion | +46.7% |
| 2005 | 7.57 trillion | +36.8% |
| 2006 | 10.08 trillion | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 13.77 trillion | +36.6% |
| 2008 | 17.89 trillion | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 19.56 trillion | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 22.53 trillion | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 25.10 trillion | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 25.82 trillion | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 28.03 trillion | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 28.78 trillion | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 28.00 trillion | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 26.33 trillion | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 25.26 trillion | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 25.51 trillion | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 26.39 trillion | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 26.89 trillion | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 27.98 trillion | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 28.58 trillion | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 28.94 trillion | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 30.27 trillion | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 436.67 million | -1.64 billion | 2.41 billion | 3 |
| 1980s | 38.08 billion | -2.78 billion | 88.91 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 754.14 billion | 169.23 billion | 1.70 trillion | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.60 trillion | 2.01 trillion | 19.56 trillion | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.18 trillion | 22.53 trillion | 28.78 trillion | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.53 trillion | 26.89 trillion | 30.27 trillion | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 250,718 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 236.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.45 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.50 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.73 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in China?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in China was 30.27 trillion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 30.27 trillion in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.78 billion in 1980.
- How does China rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- China ranks 8th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.