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Debt - external
China — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | $51 billion (1989 est.) |
| 1991 | $51 billion (1990 est.) |
| 1992 | $51 billion (1990 est.) |
| 1993 | $69.3 billion (1992) |
| 1994 | $80 billion (1993 est.) |
| 1995 | $100 billion (1994 est.) |
| 1996 | $92 billion (1994 est.) |
| 1997 | $92 billion (1994 est.) |
| 1998 | $131 billion (1997 est.) |
| 1999 | $159 billion (1998 est.) |
| 2000 | $159 billion (1998 est.) |
| 2001 | $162 billion (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | $149.4 billion (2002 est.) |
| 2003 | $149.4 billion (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | $197.8 billion (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | $233.3 billion (3rd quarter 2004 est.) |
| 2006 | $252.8 billion (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | $315 billion (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | $363 billion (31 December 2007 est.) |
| 2009 | $400.6 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 23 $363 billion (31 December 2007 est.) |
| 2010 | $406.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 22 $349.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.) |
| 2011 | $529.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 23 $428.4 billion (31 December 2009 est.) |
| 2012 | $710.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 19 $656.3 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| 2013 | $728.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 19 $685.4 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| 2014 | $863.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 19 $737 billion (31 December 2012 est.) |
| 2015 | $894.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $863.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 17 |
| 2016 | $958.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $959.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 17 |
| 2017 | $1.467 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) | $1.418 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 15 |
| 2018 | $1.598 trillion (31 December 2017 est.) | $1.429 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| 2019 | $1.598 trillion (31 December 2017 est.) | $1.429 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| 2020 | $1.598 trillion (31 December 2017 est.) | $1.429 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| 2021 | $2,027,950,000,000 (2019 est.) $1,935,206,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | $2,027,950,000,000 (2019 est.) $1,935,206,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | $2,027,950,000,000 (2019 est.) $1,935,206,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| 2024 | $408.967 billion (2022 est.) note: present value of external debt in current US dollars |
| 2025 | $488.114 billion (2023 est.) note: present value of external debt in current US dollars |