External debt in China in 2024 — 2,419,835,436,492 US$. Ranked 118 in the world out of 118. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 41,635.6%.
1981–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.42T | −27.7B | −1.13% |
| 2023 | 2.45T | −82.96B | −3.28% |
| 2022 | 2.53T | −194B | −7.12% |
| 2021 | 2.72T | +398B | +17.11% |
| 2020 | 2.33T | +212B | +10.03% |
| 2019 | 2.11T | +153B | +7.78% |
| 2018 | 1.96T | +251B | +14.66% |
| 2017 | 1.71T | +297B | +21% |
| 2016 | 1.41T | +80.14B | +6.01% |
| 2015 | 1.33T | −445B | −25% |
| 2014 | 1.78T | +298B | +20.12% |
| 2013 | 1.48T | +332B | +28.94% |
| 2012 | 1.15T | +93.95B | +8.91% |
| 2011 | 1.05T | +311B | +41.94% |
| 2010 | 743B | +288B | +63.42% |
| 2009 | 454B | +68.07B | +17.62% |
| 2008 | 386B | +8.67B | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 378B | +51.33B | +15.73% |
| 2006 | 326B | +40.56B | +14.19% |
| 2005 | 286B | +38.5B | +15.56% |
| 2004 | 247B | +40.18B | +19.39% |
| 2003 | 207B | +21.71B | +11.71% |
| 2002 | 185B | +1.15B | +0.62% |
| 2001 | 184B | +38.41B | +26.32% |
| 2000 | 146B | −2.92B | −1.96% |
| 1999 | 149B | +4.61B | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 144B | −2.69B | −1.83% |
| 1997 | 147B | +17.87B | +13.85% |
| 1996 | 129B | +10.72B | +9.06% |
| 1995 | 118B | +17.65B | +17.53% |
| 1994 | 101B | +14.57B | +16.93% |
| 1993 | 86.09B | +13.55B | +18.68% |
| 1992 | 72.54B | +12.28B | +20.38% |
| 1991 | 60.26B | +4.96B | +8.97% |
| 1990 | 55.3B | +10.37B | +23.08% |
| 1989 | 44.93B | +2.49B | +5.88% |
| 1988 | 42.44B | +7.1B | +20.09% |
| 1987 | 35.34B | +11.62B | +48.99% |
| 1986 | 23.72B | +7.02B | +42.04% |
| 1985 | 16.7B | +4.61B | +38.14% |
| 1984 | 12.09B | +2.48B | +25.77% |
| 1983 | 9.61B | +1.25B | +14.97% |
| 1982 | 8.36B | +2.56B | +44.19% |
| 1981 | 5.8B | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Mongolia
38.02B
China
2.42T
Total external debt: the liabilities of a country's residents to non-residents in foreign and in national currency, covering public, publicly guaranteed and private debt. It differs from government debt fundamentally — it includes the borrowing of banks and corporations that the government does not guarantee but that turns out to be its problem in a crisis all the same.
Important: Only middle- and low-income countries report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, so the table holds about 130 of them. Aggregates for country groups are not computed: the sum over those present is the debt of developing countries, not of the world.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP.
Public Finance Budget balanceThe budget deficit or surplus as a percent of GDP. A negative value means spending exceeds revenue.
Finance International reservesThe gold and foreign exchange reserves of a country in US dollars.
Finance Development aid receivedHow much official development assistance a country receives — in grants and concessional loans.