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China External Debt 1981-2024

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.
  
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Current US $
China $2,389
Mexico $600
Brazil $579
Turkey $459
Russia $376
Thailand $192
Colombia $184
South Africa $172
Kazakhstan $162
Peru $88
Lebanon $67
Ecuador $61
Dominican Republic $48
Bulgaria $47
Serbia $44
Jordan $41
Belarus $40
Costa Rica $39
Guatemala $25
Paraguay $25
Iraq $23
Jamaica $18
Mauritius $17
Azerbaijan $15
Armenia $15
Bosnia $13
North Macedonia $12
Albania $10
Iran $10
Montenegro $9
Gabon $8
Algeria $7
Turkmenistan $5
Suriname $4
Maldives $4
Fiji $3
Guyana $2
Botswana $2
Belize $1
St. Lucia $1
Grenada $1
St. Vincent and the Grenadines $1
Samoa $0
Dominica $0
Tonga $0
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 44.19%