External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in China
China: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 926.83 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in China, 1982–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in China is 926.83 DOD, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in China peaked at 967.95 DOD, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.28 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1982.
China ranks 19th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2.28 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 3.89 DOD, current US$ per person | +70.7% |
| 1984 | 5.4 DOD, current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 1985 | 6.11 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 5.7 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 7.58 DOD, current US$ per person | +33.2% |
| 1988 | 7.99 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 6.17 DOD, current US$ per person | -22.8% |
| 1990 | 8.21 DOD, current US$ per person | +32.9% |
| 1991 | 9.37 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 11.82 DOD, current US$ per person | +26.1% |
| 1993 | 12.98 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 14.67 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 18.53 DOD, current US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 1996 | 20.87 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 25.58 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.6% |
| 1998 | 13.96 DOD, current US$ per person | -45.4% |
| 1999 | 12.12 DOD, current US$ per person | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 10.36 DOD, current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 44.27 DOD, current US$ per person | +327.3% |
| 2002 | 51.3 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 68.37 DOD, current US$ per person | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 89.32 DOD, current US$ per person | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 113.73 DOD, current US$ per person | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 132.25 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 154.56 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 141.31 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 180.66 DOD, current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 382.99 DOD, current US$ per person | +112.0% |
| 2011 | 573.49 DOD, current US$ per person | +49.7% |
| 2012 | 584.93 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 790.05 DOD, current US$ per person | +35.1% |
| 2014 | 903.48 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 595.89 DOD, current US$ per person | -34.0% |
| 2016 | 577.46 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 738.16 DOD, current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 868.93 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 856.2 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 876.08 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 967.95 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 895.92 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 912.59 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 926.83 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 926.83 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 430.21 DOD, current US$ per person, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 926.83 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 236.65 DOD, current US$ per person, 3.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +327.3% | 10.36 DOD, current US$ per person | 44.27 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.64 DOD, current US$ per person | 2.28 DOD, current US$ per person | 7.99 DOD, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 14.81 DOD, current US$ per person | 8.21 DOD, current US$ per person | 25.58 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.61 DOD, current US$ per person | 10.36 DOD, current US$ per person | 180.66 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 687.16 DOD, current US$ per person | 382.99 DOD, current US$ per person | 903.48 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 915.87 DOD, current US$ per person | 876.08 DOD, current US$ per person | 967.95 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 16 Thailand 968.24 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 951.53 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 18 Moldova 930.16 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 20 Jamaica 845.13 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 21 Cape Verde 739.39 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 22 South Africa 731.61 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for China
- Net financial flows, IBRD -721.11 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -17.41 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 49.58 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 460.23 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 968.18 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in China?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in China was 926.83 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 967.95 DOD, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 DOD, current US$ per person in 1982.
- How does China rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- China ranks 19th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.