International Monetary Fund · Public Sector
China: General Government Debt (IMF)
88.33percent · 2024+124.7% since 2014
Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the general government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for China from 1995 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 88.327 | |
| 2023 | 82.014 | |
| 2022 | 75.453 | |
| 2021 | 70.147 | |
| 2020 | 69.035 | |
| 2019 | 59.441 | |
| 2018 | 55.577 | |
| 2017 | 53.903 | |
| 2016 | 49.72 | |
| 2015 | 40.782 | |
| 2014 | 39.308 | |
| 2013 | 36.438 | |
| 2012 | 33.825 | |
| 2011 | 33.184 | |
| 2010 | 33.343 | |
| 2009 | 33.985 | |
| 2008 | 26.715 | |
| 2007 | 28.708 | |
| 2006 | 25.174 | |
| 2005 | 25.91 | |
| 2004 | 26 | |
| 2003 | 26.418 | |
| 2002 | 25.553 | |
| 2001 | 24.252 | |
| 2000 | 22.708 | |
| 1999 | 21.609 | |
| 1998 | 20.438 | |
| 1997 | 20.394 | |
| 1996 | 21.221 | |
| 1995 | 21.424 |
Source
Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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International Monetary Fund (2026). General Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-general-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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