World Bank · Debt
China: Principal repayments, general government, multilateral
3.72Bcurrent USD · 2025+26.4% since 2015
General government multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Principal repayments are actual amounts of principal (amortization) paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. 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 1985 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,722,560,253.7 | |
| 2024 | 3,490,189,503.5 | |
| 2023 | 2,739,566,536.1 | |
| 2022 | 2,657,918,153.7 | |
| 2021 | 2,598,539,087.6 | |
| 2020 | 2,594,321,360.5 | |
| 2019 | 2,691,290,583.6 | |
| 2018 | 2,905,497,763.3 | |
| 2017 | 3,080,518,175 | |
| 2016 | 3,005,068,264.1 | |
| 2015 | 2,945,073,878.9 | |
| 2014 | 3,004,969,070.1 | |
| 2013 | 2,841,589,085.8 | |
| 2012 | 2,647,677,765.1 | |
| 2011 | 3,307,390,681.9 | |
| 2010 | 1,801,576,808.4 | |
| 2009 | 1,608,434,976.8 | |
| 2008 | 1,526,594,423 | |
| 2007 | 1,402,595,625.8 | |
| 2006 | 1,338,771,296.8 | |
| 2005 | 1,201,065,684.4 | |
| 2004 | 1,552,481,001 | |
| 2003 | 4,513,553,598.9 | |
| 2002 | 3,122,707,772.9 | |
| 2001 | 1,181,865,743.4 | |
| 2000 | 1,400,104,683.9 | |
| 1999 | 695,579,080.3 | |
| 1998 | 574,631,253.2 | |
| 1997 | 554,105,138.1 | |
| 1996 | 413,736,103.1 | |
| 1995 | 418,098,056.5 | |
| 1994 | 356,888,003.8 | |
| 1993 | 270,170,548.3 | |
| 1992 | 213,239,564.8 | |
| 1991 | 139,424,593.2 | |
| 1990 | 218,219,000 | |
| 1989 | 61,634,000 | |
| 1988 | 39,212,000 | |
| 1987 | 96,818,000 | |
| 1985 | 81,294.8 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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World Bank (2026). Principal repayments, general government, multilateral. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-principal-repayments-general-government-multilateral (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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