Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in China
China: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 1,734 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in China, 2004–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in China is 1,734 US dollar per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in China peaked at 1,734 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 127.89 US dollar per person, in 2004.
China ranks 85th of 169 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.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in China, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 127.89 US dollar per person | — |
| 2005 | 165.97 US dollar per person | +29.8% |
| 2006 | 193.63 US dollar per person | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 355.35 US dollar per person | +83.5% |
| 2008 | 416.93 US dollar per person | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 371.98 US dollar per person | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 471.22 US dollar per person | +26.7% |
| 2011 | 631.6 US dollar per person | +34.0% |
| 2012 | 777.4 US dollar per person | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 870.52 US dollar per person | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 1,016 US dollar per person | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 1,006 US dollar per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,210 US dollar per person | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 1,146 US dollar per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 1,243 US dollar per person | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 1,218 US dollar per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1,424 US dollar per person | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 1,632 US dollar per person | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 1,487 US dollar per person | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 1,484 US dollar per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,549 US dollar per person | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 1,734 US dollar per person | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 271.96 US dollar per person | 127.89 US dollar per person | 416.93 US dollar per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 959.02 US dollar per person | 471.22 US dollar per person | 1,243 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,552 US dollar per person | 1,424 US dollar per person | 1,734 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 82 Azerbaijan 1,860 US dollar per person compare
- 83 Kazakhstan 1,829 US dollar per person compare
- 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,795 US dollar per person compare
- 86 Türkiye 1,686 US dollar per person compare
- 87 Uzbekistan 1,667 US dollar per person compare
- 88 Djibouti 1,616 US dollar per person 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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in China?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in China was 1,734 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,734 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 127.89 US dollar per person in 2004.
- How does China rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- China ranks 85th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. 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 Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.