International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in China
China: International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) was 3.30 trillion in 2024. ▲ Rising
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in China, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in China stood at 3.30 trillion. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 104.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in China peaked at 3.30 trillion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 356.83 billion, in 2005.
That places China 3rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 356.83 billion | — |
| 2006 | 518.26 billion | +45.2% |
| 2007 | 952.00 billion | +83.7% |
| 2008 | 1.39 trillion | +46.2% |
| 2009 | 1.29 trillion | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.48 trillion | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 1.53 trillion | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.68 trillion | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 1.82 trillion | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 1.61 trillion | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 1.70 trillion | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.98 trillion | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 2.07 trillion | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.11 trillion | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.30 trillion | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 2.29 trillion | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.19 trillion | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 2.42 trillion | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 2.85 trillion | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 3.30 trillion | +15.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3.30 trillion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.32 billion. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 3.30 trillion is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -17.36 million. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +83.7% | 518.26 billion | 952.00 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 902.54 billion | 356.83 billion | 1.39 trillion | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.83 trillion | 1.48 trillion | 2.30 trillion | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 trillion | 2.19 trillion | 3.30 trillion | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More external debt data for China
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 319.08 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.2265 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0.6221 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.4% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -105.01 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0745 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -596.31 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in China?
- International investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in China was 3.30 trillion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.30 trillion in 2024.
- What is the lowest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 356.83 billion in 2005.
- How does China rank for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities)?
- China ranks 3rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.