The central bank: By the end of the first quarter, the total assets of financial institutions in China were 55.634 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.8% year-on-year.

According to the data from the central bank, preliminary statistics show that by the end of the first quarter of 2026, the total assets of financial institutions in China were 55.634 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.8% year-on-year. Among them, the total assets of banking institutions were 49.472 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.0% year-on-year; the total assets of securities institutions were 1.915 trillion yuan, an increase of 25.4% year-on-year; and the total assets of insurance institutions were 4.247 trillion yuan, an increase of 12.2% year-on-year. The liabilities of financial institutions were 50.953 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.0% year-on-year. Among them, the liabilities of banking institutions were 45.569 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.1% year-on-year; the liabilities of securities institutions were 1.514 trillion yuan, an increase of 30.9% year-on-year; and the liabilities of insurance institutions were 3.869 trillion yuan, an increase of 12.7% year-on-year. This article was selected from the official website of the central bank and edited by GMTEight.