SAFE Releases Preliminary Data of the Balance of Payments for the Fourth Quarter and the Annual of 2...

In the fourth quarter of 2025, China's current account registered a surplus of RMB 1713.7 billion, including a surplus of RMB 2104.3 billion under trade in goods, a deficit of RMB 284.5 billion under trade in services, a deficit of RMB 155.2 billion under primary income and a surplus of RMB 49.1 billion under secondary income. The capital and financial accounts (including net errors and omissions for the quarter) recorded a deficit of RMB 1713.7 billion. Inward foreign direct investments (FDI) continued the net inflow. In 2025, China's current account registered a surplus of RMB 5242.7 billion, the capital and financial accounts (including net errors and omissions for the fourth quarter) recorded a deficit of RMB 5421.7 billion.

In the US dollar terms, in the fourth quarter of 2025, China's current account registered a surplus of USD 242.1 billion, including a surplus of USD 297.3 billion under trade in goods, a deficit of USD 40.2 billion under trade in services, a deficit of USD 22.0 billion under primary income and a surplus of USD 6.9 billion under secondary income. The capital and financial accounts (including net errors and omissions for the quarter) recorded a deficit of USD 242.1 billion. In 2025, China's current account recorded a surplus of USD 734.9 billion, the capital and financial accounts (including net errors and omissions for the fourth quarter) recorded a deficit of USD 760.2 billion.

In SDR terms, in the fourth quarter of 2025, China's current account registered a surplus of SDR 177.6 billion, including a surplus of SDR 218.1 billion under trade in goods, a deficit of SDR 29.5 billion under trade in services, a deficit of SDR 16.1 billion under primary income and a surplus of SDR 5.1 billion under secondary income. The capital and financial accounts (including net errors and omissions for the quarter) recorded a deficit of SDR 177.6 billion. In 2025, China posted a surplus of SDR 543.7 billion under the current account, the capital and financial accounts (including net errors and omissions for the fourth quarter) recorded a deficit of SDR 560.9 billion. (End)


China's Balance of Payments, Q4 2025 (Preliminary Data)


Item

Line No.

RMB 100 million

USD 100 million

SDR 100 million

1. Current account

1

17137

2421

1776

Credit

2

86455

12214

8961

Debit

3

-69318

-9793

-7185

1. A Goods and Services

4

18197

2571

1886

Credit

5

79132

11180

8203

Debit

6

-60935

-8609

-6316

1.A.a Goods

7

21043

2973

2181

Credit

8

70524

9963

7310

Debit

9

-49481

-6990

-5129

1.A.b Services

10

-2845

-402

-295

Credit

11

8609

1216

892

Debit

12

-11454

-1618

-1187

1.A.b.1 Processing services

13

187

26

19

Credit

14

242

34

25

Debit

15

-56

-8

-6

1.A.b.2 Maintenance and Repair Services

16

85

12

9

Credit

17

265

38

28

Debit

18

-180

-25

-19

1.A.b.3 Transport

19

-930

-131

-96

Credit

20

2295

324

238

Debit

21

-3225

-456

-334

1.A.b.4 Travel

22

-3294

-465

-341

Credit

23

1200

169

124

Debit

24

-4493

-635

-466

1.A.b.5 Construction

25

264

37

27

Credit

26

439

62

46

Debit

27

-175

-25

-18

1.A.b.6 Insurance and Pension Services

28

-134

-19

-14

Credit

29

12

2

1

Debit

30

-146

-21

-15

1.A.b.7 Financial Services

31

-29

-4

-3

Credit

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