Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in China
China: Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in China, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net open position in foreign exchange to capital in China is 1.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in China peaked at 6.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2024.
That places China 77th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.7% | — |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -28.2% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -24.8% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -6.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 33% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- China's 1.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.2%, 31% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More development goals data for China
- Red List Index 0.8295 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 216 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 849 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 872 (2025)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net open position in foreign exchange to capital in China?
- Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in China was 1.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- How does China rank for net open position in foreign exchange to capital?
- China ranks 77th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net open position in foreign exchange to capital rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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