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China: Net foreign assets

30.27Tcurrent LCU · 2024+5.2% since 2014

Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units. Annual figures for China from 1977 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (current LCU)Note
202430,268,231,153,200.6
202328,939,799,752,868.4
202228,576,349,952,884.7
202127,976,656,533,759.8
202026,886,430,520,561.9
201926,392,404,962,887.5
201825,506,987,279,521.6
201725,263,930,561,710
201626,329,449,663,897.2
201528,001,073,354,272.8
201428,777,073,024,435.2
201328,032,948,921,821.8
201225,817,519,252,636.2
201125,096,827,157,120.1
201022,533,204,440,890
200919,561,154,196,756
200817,894,568,175,771.8
200713,772,357,595,305.3
200610,083,673,213,719.3
20057,566,930,631,642.25
20045,531,946,294,215.65
20033,770,379,113,873.52
20023,171,969,252,920.63
20012,640,020,876,761.8
20002,009,880,181,326.99
19991,700,128,076,658.14
19981,501,439,703,394.84
19971,363,426,584,028.48
1996917,462,486,813.67
1995635,576,760,279.923
1994503,529,624,175.424
1993220,401,497,753.6
1992278,217,289,289.748
1991251,975,289,978.845
1990169,225,507,935.774
198988,914,183,746.378
198876,028,481,157.207
198765,750,416,125.378
198640,736,500,258.131
198542,319,460,033.169
198427,030,000,000
198323,950,000,000
198216,140,000,000
19812,670,000,000
1980-2,780,000,000
1979-1,640,000,000
1978540,000,000
19772,410,000,000

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Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Net foreign assets. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-foreign-assets (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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