External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in China
China: External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI was 13.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.0%
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
104th
of 109 countries
All-time high
16.6%
in 2014
All-time low
8.2%
in 2008
Years of data
25
2000–2024
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in China, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in China stood at 13.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in China peaked at 16.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2008.
China ranks 104th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.1% | — |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +37.3% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 8.2% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 11.9% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.0% | 15.6% | 5 |
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- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 48.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 48.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.4788 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 6,636 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0703 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 974.53 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in China?
- External debt stocks as a proportion of gni in China was 13.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2008.
- How does China rank for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni?
- China ranks 104th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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