The Central Bank today announced the "Country Risk Statistics of Domestic Banks" for the end of June 2026. Among them, my country's direct counterparty exposure balance to the United States was US$222.528 billion, the amount continued to hit a record high, and it has been the country with the largest exposure for 44 consecutive quarters, accounting for 30.28% of the overall foreign claims, also a record high.
According to statistics from the central bank, the balance of foreign claims of domestic banks based on direct counterparties was US$734.97 billion, a record high, an increase of 4.61% from the end of March this year, mainly due to the increase in private sector claims on non-banks. Among them, the main exposure targets are "non-bank private sector" accounting for 58.70%, followed by "banks" accounting for 26.93%, and "public sector" accounting for 13.26%.
The central bank stated that the recent increase in external risk exposure is mainly related to factors such as corporate overseas financing needs, bank lending and securities investment, and it will continue to observe the impact of Taiwanese companies' overseas deployment on financing needs in the future.
From the perspective of overall country risk exposure, the amount of external exposure of domestic banks has gradually increased recently, mainly driven by factors such as corporate overseas layout and capital market investment. Among them, the increase in exposure of the "non-bank sector" has been more obvious, reaching approximately US$431.4 billion this quarter, a record high. Officials explained that the exposure of the "non-bank sector" is mainly related to corporate borrowing, fund lending, investment and other activities. The recent increase in overseas financing needs of enterprises is one of the important factors driving the increase in exposure.
Statistics show that the top 10 countries (regions) with exposure are the United States, Luxembourg, China, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Singapore, France and Vietnam, totaling US$546.6 billion, accounting for 74.37% of the basic balance of foreign claims of direct counterparties.
From a country perspective, the Bank of China's exposure balance to the United States was US$222.528 billion, continuing to hit a record high. Exposure to the United States increased by US$13.522 billion from the previous quarter, an increase of approximately 6.47%, which was higher than the overall growth rate. The second largest exposure is Luxembourg, with an exposure balance of US$54.843 billion; China ranks third, with an exposure amount of US$51.758 billion. Among them, according to statistics, the gap between China Banking Corporation’s exposure to the United States and China continues to widen.
The central bank stated that the current increase in external exposure is still mainly related to factors such as corporate overseas layout, fund lending and securities investment; as Taiwanese businessmen’s overseas investment continues to advance, whether it will further translate into local lending and financing needs in the future will become the focus of follow-up observation.
