The State Administration of Foreign Exchange released the data on external financial assets and liabilities of the Chinese banking sector as of the end of June 2026.

At the end of June 2026, Chinese banks' external financial assets stood at 214.43 billion USD, with external liabilities of 147.26 billion USD and net external assets of 67.17 billion USD. Among these, net RMB liabilities were 7.54 billion USD, while net foreign currency assets amounted to 74.7 billion USD.Within external financial assets of the banking sector, by instrument, deposit and loan assets reached 116.94 billion USD, bond assets 66.76 billion USD, and equity and other assets 30.73 billion USD, accounting for 55%, 31%, and 14% respectively. By currency, RMB assets totaled 70.77 billion USD (33%), USD assets 98.33 billion USD (46%), and other currencies 45.33 billion USD (21%). By recipient sector, 108.41 billion USD (51%) went to overseas banking sectors and 106.02 billion USD (49%) to overseas non-bank sectors.Regarding external liabilities of the banking sector, by instrument, deposit and loan liabilities were 74.72 billion USD, bond liabilities 23.90 billion USD, and equity and other liabilities 48.65 billion USD, accounting for 51%, 16%, and 33% respectively. By currency, RMB liabilities totaled 78.31 billion USD (53%), USD liabilities 27.84 billion USD (19%), and other currency liabilities 41.11 billion USD (28%). By source sector, 52.16 billion USD (35%) came from overseas banking sectors, while 95.10 billion USD (65%) originated from overseas non-bank sectors.