China's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) was US$38.5 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 119.08% from −US$201.82 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$38.5 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | −US$133.64 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$201.82 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$38.5 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | −US$218.59 billion | 2016 |
| Average since 2016 | −US$95.65 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$279 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, China's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) rose US$39.15 billion on 2024 (from −US$647.55 million to US$38.5 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$279.28 million and a typical year strayed about US$37.66 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$60.82 billion in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was US$134.94 billion in 2015. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$29.29 billion a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 3rd highest value of the 136 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
- Germany — 1st of 136: US$126.2 billion
- Switzerland — 3rd of 136: US$24.96 billion
- Norway — 4th of 136: US$21.54 billion
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 5th of 136: US$18.83 billion
What this measures
Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 44 values
| Year | Net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 38,497,977,512 |
| 2024 | -647,545,747 |
| 2023 | -12,581,846,934 |
| 2022 | -50,073,781,099 |
| 2021 | -78,987,384,499 |
| 2020 | -133,643,120,275 |
| 2019 | -116,538,436,839 |
| 2018 | -177,357,615,755 |
| 2017 | -206,605,735,263 |
| 2016 | -218,586,969,799 |
Net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Australia — −US$8.02 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — −US$562.85 million (2025)
- Cambodia — US$1.41 billion (2025)
- Fiji — US$36.77 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — −US$34.59 million (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$18.83 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — −US$2.48 billion (2025)
- Japan — −US$13.57 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — −US$10.92 million (2025)
- Korea, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for China
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — 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$816.19 billion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU) — 5.87 trillion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 4.19% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is China's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP)?
- US$38.5 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1982?
- It is up 13,699% from US$279 million in 1982 (12.14% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$38.5 billion in 2025 and the lowest −US$218.59 billion in 2016.
- How does China rank?
- 3rd highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) unusual for China?
- In 2025, China's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) rose US$39.15 billion on 2024 (from −US$647.55 million to US$38.5 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$279.28 million and a typical year strayed about US$37.66 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KAC.EOMS.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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