China Foreign Exchange Reserves

Last Release

May 31, 2025

Actual

3,285,000

Units In

USD Million

3,282,000

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jul 07, 2025

Time to Release

5 Days 20 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
3,993,212.72 Jun 2014	2,262 Dec 1980	1,314,033.76 USD Million	1980-2025	People's Bank of China

In China, Foreign Exchange Reserves are the foreign assets held or controlled by the country central bank. The reserves are made of gold or a specific currency. They can also be special drawing rights and marketable securities denominated in foreign currencies like treasury bills, government bonds, corporate bonds and equities and foreign currency loans.

Latest Updates

The State Administration of Foreign Exchange in China increased the foreign-exchange quota for qualified domestic institutional investors (QDII) to USD 170.9 billion at the end of June from USD 167.8 billion. This marks the first increase in the amount approved investors can allocate to overseas assets since May 2024, as authorities move to ease capital outflow controls. The adjustment follows a weakening US dollar and slowing demand for overseas assets like US stocks, which have helped ease pressure on the yuan. Under the QDII scheme, authorized Chinese institutions can invest in overseas securities, bonds, and commodities within specified limits. Interest in foreign assets surged over the past two years amid a sluggish domestic equity market, leading to ETF pricing distortions as demand outstripped quota supply. The latest expansion includes USD 2.1 billion for securities firms and fund houses, USD 660 million for banks, and USD 300 million for insurers.