China Foreign Exchange Reserves

Last Release

Jan 31, 2025

Actual

3,209,000

Units In

USD Million

3,202,000

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Mar 07, 2025

Time to Release

24 Days 23 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
3,993,212.72 Jun 2014	2,262 Dec 1980	1,299,493.82 USD Million	1980-2025	People's Bank of China

In China, Foreign Exchange Reserves are the foreign assets held or controlled by the country central bank. The reserves are made of gold or a specific currency. They can also be special drawing rights and marketable securities denominated in foreign currencies like treasury bills, government bonds, corporate bonds and equities and foreign currency loans.

Latest Updates

China’s foreign exchange reserves edged slightly higher to $3.209 trillion in January 2025 from $3.202 trillion in December 2024 and above forecasts of $3.2 trillion. The yuan weakened by 0.7%, while the dollar was little changed against major currencies. Meanwhile, gold reserves were at 73.45 million fine troy ounces, above 73.29 million in the previous month. Their value jumped to $206.53 billion from $193.43 billion, in line with a surge in gold prices.