Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 5 (Reporter Liu Kaixiong) The "China's Balance of Payments Report for the First Half of 2022" recently released by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange shows that by the end of June 2022, my country's external financial assets were 9,156.3 billion US dollars, and its external liabilities were 7,074.6 billion US dollars. , remain basically stable.
External net assets were US$2,081.6 billion, an increase of 5.0% from the end of 2021.
The report shows that reserve assets still rank first among external assets, and the proportion of assets held by the private sector continues to increase.
At the end of June 2022, among my country's external financial assets, the balance of international reserve assets was US$3,246.6 billion, accounting for 35% of my country's total external financial assets, and continued to occupy the first place in external assets, down 1.3 percentage points from the end of 2021.
Direct investment assets were US$2,603.9 billion, accounting for 28% of total assets, up 0.7 percentage points from the end of 2021.
Securities investment assets were US$1,019.6 billion, accounting for 11%, an increase of 0.6 percentage points from the end of 2021.
The overall structure of external liabilities is stable, and direct investment from China is still the mainstay.
At the end of June 2022, among my country's external liabilities, direct investment in China was US$3,587.4 billion, continuing to rank first in external liabilities, accounting for 51% of total external liabilities; investment in securities in China was US$1,963.3 billion, accounting for 28%; deposits and loans, etc. Other investment liabilities were US$1,505.8 billion, accounting for 21%.