What is the latest figure for China foreign currency deposits and loans?

Total Loans stood at 5,718.62 100 million US dollars in Sep 2026. That is +2.1% from Aug 2026 and +3.1% from a year earlier.

How far back does the China foreign currency deposits and loans data go?

The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2015 to Sep 2026. Source: People's Bank of China — Statistics Department, Statistical Data. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.

What do China foreign currency deposits and loans measure?

China foreign currency deposits and loans measure the total sources and uses of foreign currency credit funds, principally US dollars, across financial institutions in China. The People's Bank of China dataset tracks foreign exchange deposit liabilities and domestic foreign currency lending.

What breakdowns are included in China foreign currency deposits and loans?

The dataset includes deposit breakdowns for households, non-financial enterprises, government departments, fiscal deposits, and overseas depositors. On the lending side, it details domestic loans by maturity, household operating and consumption loans, paper financing, and financial leases.

What currency units are used for China foreign currency credit data?

All figures in China foreign currency deposits and loans are stated in 100 million US dollars. This distinguishes the table from domestic RMB credit tables published in Chinese yuan.

China foreign currency deposits and loans

Name: China foreign currency deposits and loans
Creator: People's Bank of China — Statistics Department, Statistical Data
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

China foreign currency deposits and loans track monthly credit funds in US dollars.

Source: People's Bank of China — Statistics Department, Statistical DataLast updated: Oct 15, 2026, 16:37 UTCCurated by Bui Thanh Phuc

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Indicator	09-2026	08-2026	07-2026	06-2026	05-2026	04-2026	03-2026	02-2026	01-2026	12-2025	11-2025	10-2025	09-2025	08-2025	07-2025	06-2025	05-2025	04-2025	03-2025	02-2025	01-2025	12-2024	11-2024	10-2024	09-2024	08-2024	07-2024	06-2024	05-2024	04-2024	03-2024	02-2024	01-2024	12-2023	11-2023	10-2023	09-2023
Funds Sources5
Total Deposits2	11,993.95	11,942.26	11,812.41	11,579.89	11,631.77	11,491.38	11,302.97	11,238.17	11,038.61	10,663.92	10,596.19	10,395.39	10,187.57	10,182.78	10,017.79	10,183.67	9,901.44	9,582.36	9,597.7	9,324.99	8,923.73	8,529.13	8,258.59	8,364.72	8,490.73	8,531.13	8,347.05	8,365.34	8,322.93	8,251.57	8,325.57	8,277.48	8,273.12	7,978.44	7,931.4	7,843.56	7,789.3
Domestic Deposits5	9,982.02	9,986.78	9,803.87	9,490.93	9,615.4	9,484.13	9,180.73	9,232.56	9,074.71	8,828.98	8,794.02	8,595.39	8,358.52	8,404.58	8,202.36	8,248.71	8,072.11	7,777.52	7,678.79	7,456.91	7,104.82	6,785.56	6,505.83	6,549.02	6,595.46	6,611.87	6,466.82	6,414.17	6,332.85	6,259.24	6,140.42	6,142.35	6,160.05	5,934.13	5,978.39	5,843.73	5,746.35
Deposits of Households2	1,687.3	1,681.77	1,670.98	1,656.99	1,662.39	1,642.43	1,628.14	1,617.37	1,607.58	1,625.07	1,565.23	1,543.46	1,491.67	1,500.74	1,507.57	1,525.76	1,516.04	1,516.12	1,477.27	1,480.5	1,461.47	1,393.9	1,304.96	1,300.15	1,301.85	1,301.54	1,285.13	1,274.66	1,275.43	1,277.75	1,253.74	1,240.9	1,236.95	1,252.47	1,225.68	1,218.46	1,219.45
Demand Deposits	686.02	692.51	695.04	694.13	706.23	693.8	693.76	699.81	692.65	726.89	680.88	666.24	618.1	634.26	645.66	660.55	654.43	656.72	621.16	633.58	637.76	626.58	562.37	555.28	550.24	553.03	544.52	540.54	543.09	552.16	537.22	530.75	530.58	555.25	535.12	524.86	523.76
Time & Other Deposits	1,001.28	989.26	975.93	962.87	956.16	948.63	934.38	917.56	914.93	898.17	884.35	877.22	873.57	866.48	861.91	865.21	861.61	859.4	856.11	846.91	823.7	767.32	742.59	744.87	751.61	748.5	740.61	734.12	732.33	725.59	716.52	710.16	706.37	697.22	690.56	693.6	695.69
Deposits of Non-financial Enterprises2	6,305.35	6,448.03	6,289.51	6,059.18	6,192.36	6,029.91	5,761.32	5,949.89	5,802.85	5,559.08	5,617.81	5,526.29	5,336.72	5,429.26	5,233.41	5,287.55	5,136.28	4,947.46	4,988.49	4,800.9	4,518.64	4,332.24	4,214.85	4,280.81	4,322.84	4,378.44	4,317.38	4,284.75	4,263.77	4,201.16	4,159.06	4,261.19	4,300.34	4,264.3	4,329.67	4,225.79	4,116.21
Demand Deposits	2,981.7	3,123.6	3,067.35	3,009.69	3,062.75	2,892.04	2,760.43	2,914.52	2,813.89	2,845.64	2,911.59	2,876.26	2,618.48	2,820.92	2,706.62	2,820.53	2,675.22	2,533.64	2,601.69	2,523.66	2,345.1	2,378.83	2,223.83	2,243.5	2,181.07	2,338.46	2,209.33	2,179.37	2,143.05	2,114.98	2,050.38	2,144.38	2,093.82	2,156.77	2,117.59	1,977.33	1,832.58
Time & Other Deposits	3,323.66	3,324.42	3,222.16	3,049.48	3,129.61	3,137.86	3,000.9	3,035.37	2,988.95	2,713.43	2,706.23	2,650.02	2,718.24	2,608.34	2,526.79	2,467.02	2,461.07	2,413.82	2,386.79	2,277.24	2,173.54	1,953.41	1,991.02	2,037.31	2,141.77	2,039.99	2,108.04	2,105.38	2,120.72	2,086.18	2,108.68	2,116.81	2,206.53	2,107.53	2,212.08	2,248.47	2,283.63
Deposits of Government Departments & Organizations	39.47	39.72	42.45	42.03	41.82	40.94	39.48	40.07	41.82	41.97	39.75	39.16	38.58	40.91	38.46	37.86	36.85	35.65	36.84	37.85	38.39	38.35	38.82	36.51	35.1	38.02	36.62	35.58	36.28	35.22	36.89	38.39	39.9	41.34	45.22	40.12	37.9
Fiscal Deposits	146.1	149.09	145.21	88.75	90.66	90.73	91.56	92.89	92.96	91.89	96.09	17.34	14.66	16.81	14.12	15.05	14.26	14.8	13.99	14.18	12.43	7.22	9.49	9.87	9.64	13.57	8.79	9.45	11.88	9.88	10.94	11.48	10.05	10.76	20	20.07	23.5
Deposits of Non-banking Financial Institutions	1,803.8	1,668.17	1,655.72	1,643.99	1,628.18	1,680.12	1,660.22	1,532.35	1,529.5	1,510.97	1,475.14	1,469.15	1,476.9	1,416.85	1,408.8	1,382.49	1,368.68	1,263.49	1,162.2	1,123.49	1,073.88	1,013.85	937.7	921.69	926.03	880.3	818.91	809.74	745.49	735.22	679.79	590.39	572.82	365.26	357.83	339.28	349.3
Overseas Deposits	2,011.94	1,955.47	2,008.53	2,088.95	2,016.37	2,007.25	2,122.24	2,005.61	1,963.9	1,834.95	1,802.16	1,800	1,829.06	1,778.21	1,815.43	1,934.96	1,829.32	1,804.84	1,918.91	1,868.07	1,818.92	1,743.57	1,752.77	1,815.7	1,895.26	1,919.26	1,880.23	1,951.16	1,990.09	1,992.33	2,185.15	2,135.14	2,113.07	2,044.32	1,953.01	1,999.83	2,042.95
Financial Bonds	195.74	201.12	205.5	193.08	186.4	202.99	210.18	212.94	215.95	216.75	217.11	213.74	48.9	92.59	114.46	116.96	162.52	170.24	177.42	178.18	190.52	211.21	223.1	238.71	243.9	246.97	228.61	239.58	237.29	221.26	209.34	210.28	212.15	219.59	242.4	249.62	271.06
Repo	16.28	16.02	35.94	93.86	40.85	15.45	101.01	29.33	29.98	32.96	29.98	21.13	50.88	32.71	25.56	36.96	34.98	51.17	63.48	81.08	132.67	86.8	128.49	152.52	217.76	255.59	360.36	345.06	356.4	290.25	283.72	214.57	187.98	209.66	198.82	174.83	175.42
Borrowings & Placements from Non-banking Financial Institutions	570.84	606.79	610.15	614.67	621.44	632.81	624.33	635.86	700.04	636.3	629.87	590.14	609.7	593.05	611.38	620.98	618.98	647.38	680.75	704.72	733.58	757.36	780.37	818.15	838.96	867.23	911.89	857.69	871.64	886.81	895.25	835.43	820.03	791.51	811.32	820.28	859.4
Other Items	272.16	138.98	37.97	102.99	95.55	167.25	324.02	856.1	913.71	482.84	201.57	295.7	458.05	334.95	199.42	366.81	24.63	314.47	424.31	399.07	609.66	923.21	979.26	981.79	791.03	652.93	730.66	1,002.78	1,117.38	1,289.46	1,410.87	1,449.66	1,563.71	1,754.48	1,798.26	2,002.55	2,106.08
Total Funds Sources	13,048.97	12,905.17	12,701.96	12,584.49	12,576.01	12,509.89	12,562.49	12,972.4	12,898.29	12,032.77	11,674.71	11,516.1	11,355.1	11,236.09	10,968.61	11,325.37	10,742.55	10,765.63	10,943.66	10,688.03	10,590.16	10,507.71	10,369.82	10,555.89	10,582.38	10,553.85	10,578.57	10,810.45	10,905.64	10,939.36	11,124.77	10,987.43	11,057.01	10,953.69	10,982.2	11,090.85	11,201.27
Funds Uses5
Total Loans2	5,718.62	5,601.57	5,568.84	5,577.39	5,531.79	5,514.82	5,778.93	5,781.2	5,700.88	5,450.14	5,428.68	5,545.7	5,544.25	5,516.99	5,558.01	5,608.65	5,393.91	5,332.71	5,356.57	5,326.06	5,347.67	5,421.51	5,514.99	5,714.52	5,855.35	5,940.16	6,046.71	6,272.07	6,442.42	6,508.5	6,703.48	6,625.76	6,677.25	6,563.92	6,691.4	6,781.5	6,857
Domestic Loans3	1,892.19	1,841.79	1,788.24	1,778.37	1,722.66	1,701.54	1,684.19	1,631.94	1,655.46	1,583.01	1,677.79	1,715.51	1,753.69	1,758.69	1,772.11	1,784.85	1,740.06	1,715.29	1,760.06	1,787.99	1,831.71	1,877.29	1,973.77	2,063.22	2,159.86	2,226.52	2,303.51	2,428.08	2,540.85	2,614.84	2,656.84	2,590.25	2,595.16	2,449.58	2,534.4	2,575.53	2,556.59
Loans to Households2	12.82	12.84	12.2	11.69	11.99	11.71	11.71	12.82	11.98	12.14	12.41	12.96	12.97	13.32	12.44	12.12	12.32	12.21	11.92	12.32	12.2	12.53	12.63	13.31	13.53	13.7	12.84	12.24	12.82	12.32	12.53	13.21	12.66	12.67	12.6	12.69	12.83
Short-term Loans2	11.76	11.74	11.09	10.56	10.86	10.62	10.59	11.66	10.8	10.93	11.19	11.73	11.73	11.87	11.17	10.8	10.98	10.79	10.49	10.87	10.72	10.94	10.98	11.64	11.82	11.96	11.09	10.44	10.98	10.46	10.64	11.29	10.72	10.7	10.62	10.68	10.83
Consumption Loans	11.45	11.43	10.78	10.25	10.54	10.2	10.15	11.2	10.33	10.48	10.73	11.24	11.23	11.37	10.67	10.29	10.46	10.23	9.91	10.28	10.12	10.34	10.39	11.02	11.18	11.3	10.43	9.68	10.2	9.62	9.74	10.34	9.74	9.68	9.57	9.65	9.81
Operating Loans	0.31	0.31	0.31	0.31	0.32	0.43	0.44	0.46	0.46	0.45	0.46	0.49	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.51	0.52	0.56	0.58	0.58	0.6	0.59	0.59	0.62	0.64	0.66	0.66	0.75	0.78	0.84	0.9	0.96	0.98	1.01	1.04	1.02	1.02
Mid & Long-term Loans2	1.06	1.1	1.1	1.13	1.13	1.08	1.12	1.17	1.18	1.21	1.23	1.23	1.24	1.46	1.27	1.32	1.34	1.42	1.43	1.45	1.48	1.6	1.65	1.67	1.71	1.74	1.75	1.8	1.84	1.86	1.89	1.91	1.94	1.98	1.99	2.01	2.01
Consumption Loans	0.87	0.89	0.89	0.9	0.89	0.9	0.93	0.94	0.94	0.96	0.96	0.96	0.96	0.97	0.97	0.99	1	1.07	1.09	1.11	1.13	1.22	1.26	1.27	1.29	1.3	1.31	1.35	1.37	1.39	1.4	1.42	1.46	1.49	1.53	1.59	1.6
Operating Loans	0.2	0.21	0.21	0.22	0.25	0.18	0.19	0.23	0.24	0.25	0.26	0.27	0.28	0.49	0.29	0.32	0.33	0.35	0.34	0.35	0.36	0.38	0.39	0.4	0.43	0.44	0.44	0.45	0.47	0.47	0.48	0.49	0.48	0.49	0.46	0.43	0.41
Loans to Non-financial Enterprises and Government Departments & Organizations5	1,845.4	1,793.97	1,734.33	1,722.27	1,655.13	1,638.26	1,611.5	1,549.62	1,555.61	1,488.54	1,583.88	1,614.67	1,642.87	1,660.7	1,674.39	1,686.91	1,641.39	1,622.81	1,641.15	1,681.9	1,721.15	1,775.93	1,869.73	1,934.35	2,034.04	2,101.7	2,188.41	2,313.84	2,426.61	2,495.61	2,539.03	2,461.85	2,463.66	2,324.45	2,413.89	2,463.69	2,442.43
Short-term Loans	1,067.25	1,030.77	985.75	983.27	937.28	922.64	904.4	851.23	860.04	785.76	853.31	871.54	891.39	897.66	897.61	912.38	852.03	816.36	829.99	859.76	879.03	908.79	990.94	1,047.45	1,120	1,172.06	1,241.9	1,356.54	1,431.01	1,484.15	1,514.55	1,447.25	1,436.75	1,294.79	1,367.21	1,424.92	1,408.52
Mid & Long-term Loans	485.03	476.25	464.66	463.2	455.82	457	456.28	448.47	448.05	458.25	482.37	493.3	498.61	505.2	520.89	523.33	541.76	560.03	571.1	584.92	605	641.14	667.24	680.75	713.15	727.56	746.49	760.12	804.85	824.17	840.02	833.02	847.15	852.03	866.33	860.97	858.49
Paper Financing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0.04	0.06	0.06	0.02	0	0	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.04	0.05	0.06	0.06	0.11	0.13	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.11	0.12	0.09
Financial Leases	285.48	279.15	276.13	267.75	253.94	250.43	242.8	241.99	239.57	236.36	227.95	229.8	232.82	236.66	234.77	231.09	226.46	225.2	219.27	214.97	214.62	204.06	196.04	192.09	188.33	189.55	188.17	185.19	175.65	172.16	170.41	166.53	164.37	162.09	163.63	161.68	159.83
Total Advances	7.64	7.81	7.79	8.06	8.08	8.2	8.02	7.94	7.95	8.17	20.25	20.04	20.05	21.18	21.11	20.11	21.1	21.16	20.73	22.22	22.51	21.93	15.5	14.05	12.53	12.49	11.8	11.93	15.04	15.03	13.92	14.94	15.29	15.44	16.61	15.99	15.51
Loans to Non-banking Financial Institutions	33.97	34.98	41.71	44.42	55.54	51.57	60.97	69.49	87.88	82.33	81.49	87.88	97.84	84.67	85.28	85.83	86.35	80.27	106.98	93.77	98.35	88.84	91.41	115.56	112.29	111.13	102.26	102.01	101.42	106.9	105.29	115.19	118.84	112.46	107.91	99.14	101.33
Overseas Loans	3,826.43	3,759.79	3,780.6	3,799.02	3,809.13	3,813.28	4,094.74	4,149.26	4,045.42	3,867.13	3,750.89	3,830.18	3,790.57	3,758.3	3,785.9	3,823.8	3,653.84	3,617.42	3,596.51	3,538.08	3,515.96	3,544.22	3,541.22	3,651.3	3,695.5	3,713.64	3,743.2	3,843.99	3,901.57	3,893.66	4,046.64	4,035.51	4,082.09	4,114.34	4,157	4,205.98	4,300.41
Portfolio Investments	5,047	5,055.46	5,053.34	4,873.07	4,935.12	4,796.19	4,699.85	4,470.33	4,526.44	4,133.76	4,011.87	3,813.36	3,604.24	3,558.8	3,457.31	3,451.42	3,500.72	3,460.03	3,490.3	3,388.34	3,364.82	3,270.57	3,278.14	3,146.74	3,089.23	3,081.12	3,065.27	3,041.86	3,061.5	3,072.69	3,017.39	2,984.96	2,944.31	2,946.32	2,934.62	2,939.22	2,970.05
Shares and Other Investments	1,231.15	1,233.39	1,221.85	1,218.17	1,229.59	1,199.8	1,157.39	1,139.95	1,116.38	1,060.59	1,035.06	1,008.71	974.91	930.11	898.1	885.58	882.7	861.51	853.15	843.32	835.3	816.01	788.34	766.47	754.77	712.2	714.56	718.8	711.31	708.25	696.6	687.1	675.78	672.94	666.35	659.3	649.62
Reverse Repo	301.74	161.91	66.17	121.91	152.38	256.76	249.75	605.41	649.9	536.72	472.95	438.42	512.09	472.56	401.4	490.94	274.83	232.3	404.76	388.68	227.67	251.91	101.16	241.08	139.21	105.67	36.59	103.58	29.47	9.24	5.49	59.14	78.61	26.64	39.25	17.29	28.75
Due From Non-banking Financial Institutions	750.46	852.84	791.76	793.94	727.13	742.33	676.57	975.52	904.7	851.57	726.15	709.92	719.61	757.63	653.79	888.79	690.39	879.08	838.88	741.64	814.7	747.72	687.19	687.07	743.82	714.69	715.45	674.14	660.94	640.68	701.81	630.47	681.05	743.87	650.57	693.54	695.85

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The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2015 to Sep 2026. Source: People's Bank of China — Statistics Department, Statistical Data.

About this data

China foreign currency deposits and loans track monthly credit funds in US dollars. The data covers deposits from households, non-financial enterprises, government departments, and overseas entities. Lending breakdowns detail short-term loans, mid-to-long-term loans, paper financing, and financial leases. Published monthly by the People's Bank of China, all series reflect month-end balances in 100 million US dollars since 2015.

Frequently asked questions

What is the latest figure for China foreign currency deposits and loans?: Total Loans stood at 5,718.62 100 million US dollars in Sep 2026. That is +2.1% from Aug 2026 and +3.1% from a year earlier.
How far back does the China foreign currency deposits and loans data go?: The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2015 to Sep 2026. Source: People's Bank of China — Statistics Department, Statistical Data. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
What do China foreign currency deposits and loans measure?: China foreign currency deposits and loans measure the total sources and uses of foreign currency credit funds, principally US dollars, across financial institutions in China. The People's Bank of China dataset tracks foreign exchange deposit liabilities and domestic foreign currency lending.
What breakdowns are included in China foreign currency deposits and loans?: The dataset includes deposit breakdowns for households, non-financial enterprises, government departments, fiscal deposits, and overseas depositors. On the lending side, it details domestic loans by maturity, household operating and consumption loans, paper financing, and financial leases.
What currency units are used for China foreign currency credit data?: All figures in China foreign currency deposits and loans are stated in 100 million US dollars. This distinguishes the table from domestic RMB credit tables published in Chinese yuan.