China's net capital account (BoP, current US$) was −US$188.48 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 159.63% from US$316.09 million in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$188.48 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | −US$75.76 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$316.09 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$5.45 billion | 2011 |
| Lowest | −US$568.61 million | 2018 |
| Average since 2016 | −US$222.42 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | −US$48.08 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, China's net capital account (BoP, current US$) fell US$74.02 million on 2024 (from −US$114.46 million to −US$188.48 million).
Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2024), the average change was −US$3.16 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.3 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$4.17 billion in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was US$3.08 billion in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 8% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, China had the 102nd highest value of the 122 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to China in the 2025 ranking
What this measures
Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 23 values
| Year | Net capital account (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -188,479,726 |
| 2024 | -114,457,951 |
| 2023 | -296,888,888 |
| 2022 | -310,478,991 |
| 2021 | 93,691,732 |
| 2020 | -75,764,997 |
| 2019 | -327,297,479 |
| 2018 | -568,607,667 |
| 2017 | -91,496,073 |
| 2016 | -344,407,427 |
| 2015 |
Net capital account (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — −US$2.49 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — US$187.74 million (2025)
- Fiji — US$3.43 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — −US$3.35 million (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — −US$70.97 million (2025)
- Indonesia — US$352.05 million (2025)
- Japan — −US$2.91 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — US$28.79 million (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — US$258 million (2025)
- Lao PDR — US$1.11 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for China
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$4.11 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 29.54 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 21.07% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$3.29 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU) — 23.67 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 16.89% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$) — US$816.19 billion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU) — 5.87 trillion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 4.19% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is China's net capital account (BoP, current US$)?
- −US$188.48 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2003?
- It is down 291.99% from −US$48.08 million in 2003. The highest value was US$5.45 billion in 2011 and the lowest −US$568.61 million in 2018.
- How does China rank?
- 102nd highest of 122 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net capital account (BoP, current US$) unusual for China?
- In 2025, China's net capital account (BoP, current US$) fell US$74.02 million on 2024 (from −US$114.46 million to −US$188.48 million). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2024), the average change was −US$3.16 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.3 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.TRF.KOGT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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