Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in China
China: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 42.92 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in China, 1984–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
China recorded 42.92 for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in 2015. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in China peaked at 42.92 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9711, in 1984.
China ranks 106th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.9711 | — |
| 1985 | 3.31 | +240.3% |
| 1986 | 3.24 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 3.6 | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 4.46 | +23.9% |
| 1989 | 6.5 | +45.7% |
| 1990 | 6.95 | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 7.43 | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 4.98 | -32.9% |
| 1993 | 6.71 | +34.8% |
| 1994 | 6.14 | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 21.45 | +249.5% |
| 1996 | 21.26 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 20.45 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 20.5 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 21.69 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 22.81 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 24.38 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 25.71 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 26.57 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 26.17 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 26.1 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 25.38 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 29.04 | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 27 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 32.56 | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 33.09 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 33.09 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.02 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 36.93 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 39.83 | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 42.92 | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.68 | 0.9711 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 1990s | 13.75 | 4.98 | 21.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.57 | 22.81 | 32.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.65 | 33.09 | 42.92 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
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 gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in China?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in China was 42.92 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 42.92 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9711 in 1984.
- How does China rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- China ranks 106th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.