China External Debt 1960-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- China external debt for 2022 was $2,388,742,446,961, a 11.6% decline from 2021.
- China external debt for 2021 was $2,702,248,173,085, a 16.16% increase from 2020.
- China external debt for 2020 was $2,326,232,537,962, a 10.03% increase from 2019.
- China external debt for 2019 was $2,114,161,989,828, a 7.78% increase from 2018.
| China External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$2,388,742,446,961 |
-11.60% |
| 2021 |
$2,702,248,173,085 |
16.16% |
| 2020 |
$2,326,232,537,962 |
10.03% |
| 2019 |
$2,114,161,989,828 |
7.78% |
| 2018 |
$1,961,562,462,977 |
14.66% |
| 2017 |
$1,710,819,944,232 |
21.00% |
| 2016 |
$1,413,904,270,463 |
6.01% |
| 2015 |
$1,333,768,986,064 |
-25.00% |
| 2014 |
$1,778,380,562,696 |
20.12% |
| 2013 |
$1,480,476,659,937 |
28.94% |
| 2012 |
$1,148,164,368,938 |
8.91% |
| 2011 |
$1,054,209,569,423 |
41.94% |
| 2010 |
$742,737,476,057 |
63.42% |
| 2009 |
$454,495,613,319 |
17.62% |
| 2008 |
$386,423,097,230 |
2.30% |
| 2007 |
$377,749,152,516 |
15.73% |
| 2006 |
$326,419,519,862 |
14.19% |
| 2005 |
$285,857,036,927 |
15.56% |
| 2004 |
$247,359,209,017 |
19.39% |
| 2003 |
$207,180,503,978 |
11.71% |
| 2002 |
$185,465,746,540 |
0.62% |
| 2001 |
$184,315,443,994 |
26.32% |
| 2000 |
$145,906,872,764 |
-1.96% |
| 1999 |
$148,825,573,987 |
3.20% |
| 1998 |
$144,214,433,292 |
-1.83% |
| 1997 |
$146,904,623,210 |
13.85% |
| 1996 |
$129,037,039,408 |
9.06% |
| 1995 |
$118,314,843,047 |
17.53% |
| 1994 |
$100,667,359,411 |
16.93% |
| 1993 |
$86,092,752,670 |
18.68% |
| 1992 |
$72,538,895,535 |
20.38% |
| 1991 |
$60,259,186,452 |
8.97% |
| 1990 |
$55,301,409,899 |
23.08% |
| 1989 |
$44,932,469,163 |
5.88% |
| 1988 |
$42,438,957,562 |
20.09% |
| 1987 |
$35,339,526,722 |
48.99% |
| 1986 |
$23,719,315,917 |
42.04% |
| 1985 |
$16,699,215,996 |
38.14% |
| 1984 |
$12,088,935,353 |
25.77% |
| 1983 |
$9,611,696,896 |
14.97% |
| 1982 |
$8,359,968,255 |
44.19% |
| 1981 |
$5,798,013,609 |
inf% |
| 1980 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1979 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1978 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1977 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1976 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1975 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1974 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1973 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1972 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1971 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1970 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1969 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1968 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1967 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1966 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1965 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1964 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1963 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1962 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1961 |
$0 |
nan% |
| 1960 |
$0 |
nan% |
