Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in China
China: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0188 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in China, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in China is 0.0188 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.7% on the previous year and up 146.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in China peaked at 0.0247 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
China ranks 95th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in China, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0089 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.0103 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0116 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0088 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
| 1985 | 0.008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0099 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0141 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0162 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0195 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0216 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0201 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0228 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0196 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0204 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0181 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0178 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0241 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0217 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0184 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0209 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0223 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0117 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0119 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0099 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0084 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0079 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0076 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0112 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0165 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 0.017 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0189 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0183 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0185 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0247 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0247 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0188 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0114 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0162 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0203 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0178 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0241 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0141 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0223 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0119 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0189 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0183 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0247 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 92 Vanuatu 0.0202 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Niger 0.0193 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 Bangladesh 0.0191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Chad 0.0184 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Guinea-Bissau 0.0178 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Guinea 0.0175 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for China
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 319.08 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.2265 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0.6221 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.4% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -105.01 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0745 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -596.31 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in China?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in China was 0.0188 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0247 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does China rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- China ranks 95th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.