China's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) was US$425.58 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 540.27% from US$66.47 billion in 2015 (20.4% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$425.58 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | −US$95.54 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$66.47 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$425.58 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | −US$106.87 billion | 2018 |
| Average since 2016 | US$66.27 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | −US$21 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, China's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) rose US$246.35 billion on 2024 (from US$179.24 billion to US$425.58 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$6.09 billion and a typical year strayed about US$90.76 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$340.42 billion in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$231.24 billion in 2023. 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$40.79 billion a year. A straight line explains 48% 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 2nd highest value of the 133 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
- France — 2nd of 133: US$141.76 billion
- Korea, Rep. — 3rd of 133: US$87.73 billion
- Singapore — 4th of 133: US$72.86 billion
What this measures
Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 44 values
| Year | Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 425,584,560,992 |
| 2024 | 179,239,487,509 |
| 2023 | 57,815,927,865 |
| 2022 | 289,053,728,589 |
| 2021 | -51,365,856,850 |
| 2020 | -95,539,019,943 |
| 2019 | -57,947,645,386 |
| 2018 | -106,873,525,547 |
| 2017 | -29,497,793,098 |
| 2016 | 52,270,616,754 |
Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Australia — −US$20.11 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — −US$599.11 million (2025)
- Cambodia — −US$146.84 million (2025)
- Fiji — US$61.56 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$7.32 million (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$62.54 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — US$9.2 billion (2025)
- Japan — −US$105.45 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — US$4.37 million (2025)
- Korea, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for China
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — 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$816.19 billion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU) — 5.87 trillion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 4.19% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is China's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP)?
- US$425.58 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1982?
- It is up 2.03 million% from −US$21 million in 1982. The highest value was US$425.58 billion in 2025 and the lowest −US$106.87 billion in 2018.
- How does China rank?
- 2nd highest of 133 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) unusual for China?
- In 2025, China's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) rose US$246.35 billion on 2024 (from US$179.24 billion to US$425.58 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$6.09 billion and a typical year strayed about US$90.76 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KLT.PTXL.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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