AI Data Insight
China's financial account balance reached 50.398 billion RMB in the first quarter of 2026, turning significantly positive compared to the previous quarter's -1,661.7 billion RMB, ending the severe winter of capital outflows since 2020. Benefiting from a strong economic "start" with Q1 GDP growth of 5.0% and the PBOC's policy of stabilizing the exchange rate, foreign investor confidence has significantly recovered. Although there are discrepancies in some preliminary external statistics, the latest authoritative data has established an inflection point in the trend of capital returning.