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China: Principal forgiven

0current USD · 2025

Principal forgiven is the amount of principal due or in arrears that was written off or forgiven in any given year. It includes debt forgiven within and outside Paris Club agreements, principal forgiven and principal arrears forgiven. Data are in current U.S. dollars. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for China from 1995 to 2025.

19952025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20250
20220
20140
20120
200968.3
20070
20010
19990
199516,675.7

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World Bank (2026). Principal forgiven. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-principal-forgiven (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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