Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
China's government debt stands at 98.61% as of 2025-12-31, up from 90.51% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, China's government debt was 98.61%, up from 90.51% in 2024.
In 2024, China's government debt was 90.51%, up from 84.08% in 2023.
In 2023, China's government debt was 84.08%, up from 77.25% in 2022.
In 2022, China's government debt was 77.25%, up from 72.08% in 2021.
In 2021, China's government debt was 72.08%, up from 70.61% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98.61% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 90.51% | +6.42% |
| 2023 | 84.08% | +6.83% |
| 2022 | 77.25% | +5.17% |
| 2021 | 72.08% | +1.47% |
| 2020 | 70.61% | +10.73% |
| 2019 | 59.88% | +4.16% |
| 2018 | 55.72% | +1.99% |
| 2017 | 53.73% | +3.75% |
| 2016 | 49.99% | +9.11% |
| 2015 | 40.88% | +1.47% |
| 2014 | 39.41% | +2.82% |
| 2013 | 36.59% | +2.73% |
| 2012 | 33.86% | +0.8795% |
| 2011 | 32.98% | -0.0732% |
| 2010 | 33.05% | -0.8424% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | +7.26% |
| 2008 | 26.64% | -2.14% |
| 2007 | 28.77% | +3.55% |
| 2006 | 25.23% | -0.7744% |
| 2005 | 26% | +0.0683% |
| 2004 | 25.93% | -0.4398% |
| 2003 | 26.37% | +0.8731% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | +1.31% |
| 2001 | 24.19% | +1.54% |
| 2000 | 22.64% | +1.09% |
| 1999 | 21.56% | +1.15% |
| 1998 | 20.41% | +0.009% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | -0.8297% |
| 1996 | 21.23% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
China's government debt is 98.61% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 90.51% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 98.61% (2025); the lowest is 20.4% (1997), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.