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External Debt / China
External Sector

China External Debt

Current and historical external debt data for China, including latest value (13), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: China
UNIT: percent of GNI
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
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UPDATED: 2026-06-13 04:01:56
Economy Data Rating
China · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
84 / 100
Strong stability
Fiscal stability 19.5 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 18.5 / 20
External stability 13.8 / 15
Financial robustness 9.3 / 15
Structural stability 9.5 / 10
Future capacity 8.7 / 10
Demographic capacity n/a
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 71% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1981–2024 1981– 2024
1981 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

China · total external debt stocks as a percentage of gni.

1981–2024
13 percent of GNI
13.51 percent of GNI
13.76 percent of GNI
28 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1981 1989 1997 2005 2013 2021 2024
external debt rate reference line

Countries by external debt

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Ukraine 101.27
Jordan 90.13
Tunisia 77.7
Kazakhstan 62.6
Serbia 62.25
Nigeria 60.04
Bulgaria 55.14
Colombia 49.2

Interpretation

short note

This external-sector indicator helps assess cross-border flows, reserves and external vulnerability.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
India 18.58
Indonesia 30.97
Thailand 37.49
Brazil 28.66

Related indicators

internal links
Current Account Balance BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
Exports NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Imports NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
Trade Openness NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
Official Exchange Rate PA.NUS.FCRF

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: DT.DOD.DECT.GN.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-13 04:01:56

China Snapshot

country profile
Population 1.41 bn
GDP 18743.8 bn
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 0.22%
Unemployment 4.62%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group Upper middle income

China External Debt: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is External Debt for China. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: china external debt rate, external debt data china, china external debt statistics, china percent of gni.