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China: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)

53.97percent · 2024-22.6% since 2014

Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Annual figures for China from 1981 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202453.965
202352.6
202249.998
202150.181
202053.143
201957.011
201862.139
201760.242
201656.68
201561.648
201469.696
201372.749
201268.989
201173.17
201068.978
200952.918
200848.441
200753.924
200653.115
200551.868
200446.802
200342.52
200235.414
200130.545
20008.965
199910.2
199812.024
199721.418
199619.69
199518.87
199417.367
199317.767
199218.976
199117.889
199016.848
198915.372
198820.75
198723.263
198625.616
198538.439
198446.323
198341.449
198227.512
19810

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World Bank (2026). Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-short-term-debt-dt-dod-dstc-zs (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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