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Debt - external China, in 36 editions.
The entry for China published Debt - external in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 27 editions. Each is shown as published. Debt - external in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 27
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “External debt” (1990 to 1996), “Debt - external” (1997 to 2025), “Debt-external” (1998) and “Debt--external” (1999).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “External debt”
$51 billion (1989 est.)
$51 billion (1989 est.)
The same text in 1991 and 1992.
Published as “External debt”
$51 billion (1990 est.)
$51 billion (1989 (1990 est.)
Published as “External debt”
$69.3 billion (1992)
$51 $69.3 billion (1990 est.) (1992)
Published as “External debt”
$80 billion (1993 est.)
$69.3 $80 billion (1992) (1993 est.)
Published as “External debt”
$100 billion (1994 est.)
$80 $100 billion (1993 (1994 est.)
Published as “External debt”
$92 billion (1994 est.)
$100 $92 billion (1994 est.)
$92 billion (1994 est.)
$92 billion (1994 est.)
Published as “Debt-external”
$131 billion (1997 est.)
$92 $131 billion (1994 (1997 est.)
Published as “Debt--external”
$159 billion (1998 est.)
$131 $159 billion (1997 (1998 est.)
$159 billion (1998 est.)
$159 billion (1998 est.)
$162 billion (2000 est.)
$159 $162 billion (1998 (2000 est.)
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
$149.4 billion (2002 est.)
$162 $149.4 billion (2000 (2002 est.)
$197.8 billion (2003 est.)
$149.4 $197.8 billion (2002 (2003 est.)
$233.3 billion (3rd quarter 2004 est.)
$197.8 $233.3 billion (2003 (3rd quarter 2004 est.)
$252.8 billion (2005 est.)
$233.3 $252.8 billion (3rd quarter 2004 (2005 est.)
$315 billion (2006 est.)
$252.8 $315 billion (2005 (2006 est.)
$363 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
$315 $363 billion (2006 (31 December 2007 est.)
$400.6 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
$363 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
$400.6 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world:
23
$363 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
$406.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
$349.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$400.6 $406.6 billion (31 December 2008 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:23 22$363 $349.3 billion (31 December 2007 2009 est.)
$529.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
$428.4 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$406.6 $529.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:22 23$349.3 $428.4 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$710.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
$656.3 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$529.2 $710.7 billion (31 December 2010 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:23 19$428.4 $656.3 billion (31 December 2009 2011 est.)
$728.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
$685.4 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$710.7 $728.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:
19$656.3 $685.4 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$863.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
$737 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$728.9 $863.2 billion (31 December 2012 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world:
19$685.4 $737 billion (31 December 2011 2012 est.)
$894.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$863.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
$894.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$863.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world:
19
$737 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$958.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$959.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
$894.9 $958.3 billion (31 December 2014 2015 est.)$863.2 $959.5 billion (31 December 2013 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
$1.467 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
$1.418 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
$958.3 billion $1.467 trillion (31 December 2015 2016 est.)$959.5 billion $1.418 trillion (31 December 2014 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17 15
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
$1.598 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)
$1.429 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
$1.467 $1.598 trillion (31 December 2016 2017 est.)$1.418 $1.429 trillion (31 December 2015 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
The same text in 3 editions, 2021 to 2023.
$2,027,950,000,000 (2019 est.)
- $1,935,206,000,000 (2018 est.)
$1.598 trillion (31 December 2017 $2,027,950,000,000 (2019 est.)$1.429 trillion (31 December 2016 $1,935,206,000,000 (2018 est.)
$408.967 billion (2022 est.)
note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
$2,027,950,000,000 (2019 $408.967 billion (2022 est.)$1,935,206,000,000 (2018 est.) note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
$488.114 billion (2023 est.)
note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
$408.967 $488.114 billion (2022 (2023 est.)
note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
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Central Intelligence Agency. “China: Debt - external.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/china/debt-external.