State Administration of Foreign Exchange: Overall stable situation of China's external debt in the first quarter.

Zhtng Cijng APP learned that recently, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange released China's external debt data as of the end of March 2026. Li Bin, Deputy Director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange and the spokesperson, answered questions from reporters on relevant issues. Li Bin stated that in the first quarter of 2026, the overall situation of China's external debt is stable. Firstly, the scale of external debt is stable with a slight increase. As of the end of March 2026, China's total external debt balance (including both domestic and foreign currencies) was 2.4121 trillion US dollars, an increase of 83.3 billion US dollars from the end of 2025, a growth rate of 4%. This is mainly due to the active cross-border trade and the growth of non-resident deposits, enterprise trade credits, etc. Secondly, the currency structure and maturity structure of external debt remain basically stable. In terms of currency structure, domestic currency external debt accounts for 55%, unchanged from the end of 2025; in terms of maturity structure, medium and long-term external debt accounts for 41%, a decrease of 2 percentage points from the end of 2025.