China Cross-Border RMB Settlement 2025 (Latest Data & Historical Trends)
Annual official cross-border RMB settlement data by current account, goods trade, services, capital account, outward direct investment, foreign direct investment, and total settlement value from People's Bank of China annual reports.
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China's Cross-Border RMB Settlement data for 2025. Historical data available from 2017 to 2025, covering 9 years. Data source: People's Bank of China (PBC).
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| Period | Current account total | Goods trade | Services and other current | Capital account total | Outward direct investment | Foreign direct investment | Other capital account | Total settlement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 178588 | 137150 | 41437 | 527717 | 31088 | 53497 | 443132 | 706305 |
| 2024 | 162547 | 123975 | 38572 | 478823 | 30176 | 52336 | 396311 | 641370 |
| 2023 | 140286 | 106916 | 33370 | 382809 | 26038 | 49933 | 306839 | 523095 |
| 2022 | 105172 | 79245 | 25927 | 316288 | 19204 | 45372 | 251712 | 421460 |
| 2021 | 79477 | 57747 | 21729 | 286591 | 16419 | 41595 | 228577 | 366068 |
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| Period | Current account total | Goods trade | Services and other current | Capital account total | Outward direct investment | Foreign direct investment | Other capital account | Total settlement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 43243 | 32301 | 10942 | 65122 | 4579 | 11961 | 48582 | 108365 |
| 2018 | 51069 | 36572 | 14497 | 107466 | 8048 | 18586 | 80832 | 158535 |
| 2019 | 60374 | 42440 | 17934 | 136328 | 7575 | 20253 | 108500 | 196702 |
| 2020 | 67674 | 47850 | 19824 | 216200 | 10534 | 27613 | 178053 | 283874 |
| 2021 | 79477 | 57747 | 21729 | 286591 | 16419 | 41595 | 228577 | 366068 |
| 2022 | 105172 | 79245 | 25927 | 316288 | 19204 | 45372 | 251712 | 421460 |
| 2023 | 140286 | 106916 | 33370 | 382809 | 26038 | 49933 | 306839 | 523095 |
| 2024 | 162547 | 123975 | 38572 | 478823 | 30176 | 52336 | 396311 | 641370 |
| 2025 | 178588 | 137150 | 41437 | 527717 | 31088 | 53497 | 443132 | 706305 |
About This Dataset
Annual official cross-border RMB settlement data by current account, goods trade, services, capital account, outward direct investment, foreign direct investment, and total settlement value from People's Bank of China annual reports.
The latest row (2025) reports current account total: 178,588 100 Million RMB and goods trade: 137,150 100 Million RMB. The dataset spans 9 data points from 2017 to 2025, updated yearly.
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China Data Portal (2026). China Cross-Border RMB Settlement. Retrieved from https://chinadata.live/data/china-cross-border-rmb-settlement-annual/
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People's Bank of China (PBC)
Data as of:
2025
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What does China's cross-border RMB settlement data measure?
It measures the value of cross-border transactions settled in RMB, split by current-account items such as goods trade and services, and capital-account items such as ODI, FDI, and other capital-account settlement.
How is this different from CIPS transaction data?
CIPS data measures traffic through the Cross-Border Interbank Payment System. Cross-border RMB settlement is a broader official balance-of-payments style settlement measure that captures RMB usage by transaction category.
Where does the data come from?
The data is sourced from People's Bank of China annual reports, primarily the annual table named Cross-Border RMB Receipts and Payments Statistics.
What does the China Cross-Border RMB Settlement dataset report for 2025?
The latest row (2025) reports current account total: 178,588 100 Million RMB and goods trade: 137,150 100 Million RMB. This dataset includes 9 data points covering 2017 to 2025.
Where can I download China Cross-Border RMB Settlement data?
You can download China Cross-Border RMB Settlement data from China Data Portal via our free API at https://chinadata.live/api/v2/data/china-cross-border-rmb-settlement-annual. Data is available in JSON and CSV formats.