External Debt in China

136 indicators covering external debt for China.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth 1.43 % change on previous year 2024 down 90.5% 61st
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita 757.11 DOD, current US$ per person 2024 up 96.4% 76th
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.057 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2024 up 15.0% 116th
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate -4.03 % change on previous year 2024 down 111.6% 91st
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of 0.0188 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2024 up 146.2% 95th
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita 250.18 TDS, current US$ per person 2024 up 320.6% 53rd
IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year 2024 up 13.1% 95th
PPG, private creditors 22.45 billion NFL, US$ 2024 down 22.1% 1st
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 11.75 % change on previous year 2025 up 3,368.7% 82nd
IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$), annual growth rate 0.163 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.3% 86th
PPG, private creditors (NFL, US$), gaps filled 22.45 billion NFL, US$ 2024 down 22.1% 1st
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 1,734 US dollar per person 2025 up 72.3% 85th
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.1251 US dollar per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1.6% 119th
Net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -254.67 % change on previous year 2024 down 120.0% 114th
PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -150.2 NFL, US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 61.0% 100th
Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre 5,174 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 351.3% 69th
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) 51,925 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 219.6% 65th
IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre 1,645 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 18.5% 99th
Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$), per square -83.72 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 128.4% 102nd
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre 498.26 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 36.7% 86th
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 12,652 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 875.4% 36th
IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre 196.73 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 13,275.1% 74th
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square 118,400 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 183.1% 50th
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square 47,989 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 483.6% 22nd
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square 137,129 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 19.5% 11th
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -7.99 2030 up 16.5% 185th
Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -6.08 2030 up 29.5% 178th
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 42.92 2015 up 64.5% 106th
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP 116.14 2030 up 68.2% 14th
PPG, private creditors (NFL, US$), annual growth rate 145.89 % change on previous year 2024 up 270.3% 18th
Portfolio investment, Debt securities 724.71 billion US dollar 2025 up 629.8% 16th
PPG, IDA 1.42 million DOD, current US$ 2024 down 100.0% 90th
PPG, commercial banks 26.77 billion NFL, current US$ 2024 up 159.0% 1st
Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) -19.39 billion NFL, current US$ 2024 down 143.0% 115th
PPG, other private creditors -641.51 million NFL, current US$ 2024 down 57.1% 113th
Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) 153.69 billion 2024 up 206.0% 2nd
Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities 18.56 billion 2024 down 93.1% 21st
Other investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) 149.77 billion 2024 down 46.3% 2nd
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) 435.70 billion 2024 up 157.6% 1st
Other investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities -55.24 billion 2024 down 210.1% 195th
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 223,048 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 76.5% 65th
Portfolio investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less) 187.64 billion 2024 up 327.6% 1st
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional -1.06 billion NFL, current US$ 2024 down 228.6% 102nd
Portfolio investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities 26.58 billion 2024 down 71.5% 16th
International investment position, Liabilities, Adjusted using IMF 6.92 trillion 2024 up 42.0% 9th
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) 3.30 trillion 2024 up 104.7% 3rd
Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional 0 NFL, current US$ 2022 40th
PPG, IBRD 14.69 billion DOD, current US$ 2024 up 13.9% 6th
Inward Direct investment, Assets (gross), Debt instruments, All 85.89 billion 2024 up 137.1% 13th
Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), All financial 11.61 billion 2024 down 20.0% 11th
Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All 147.92 billion 2024 up 21.2% 12th
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Equity, All 1.74 trillion 2024 up 69.2% 6th
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All 1.81 trillion 2024 up 61.5% 6th
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All 4.67 billion 2024 down 53.5% 9th
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt 63.87 billion 2024 down 25.8% 10th
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt 53.04 billion 2024 down 12.0% 3rd
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt 1.09 billion 2024 down 40.6% 25th
Outward Direct investment, Assets (gross), Debt instruments, All 158.28 billion 2024 up 150.6% 14th
Outward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), All financial 55.32 billion 2024 up 253.4% 10th
Outward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All 85.15 billion 2024 up 204.7% 15th