Foreign liabilities in China

China: Foreign liabilities was 6.58 trillion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
6.58 trillion current US$
Change on year
up 18.0%
World rank
9th
of 150 countries
All-time high
6.58 trillion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
215.44 billion current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in China, 1995–2020

02.0T4.0T6.0T1995200720201995: 215.4B current US$1996: 260.9B current US$1997: 310.4B current US$1998: 330.0B current US$1999: 359.7B current US$2000: 384.9B current US$2001: 449.8B current US$2002: 483.5B current US$2003: 578.8B current US$2004: 670.5B current US$2005: 859.1B current US$2006: 1.2T current US$2007: 1.6T current US$2008: 1.6T current US$2009: 2.2T current US$2010: 2.7T current US$2011: 3.3T current US$2012: 3.7T current US$2013: 4.4T current US$2014: 5.0T current US$2015: 4.6T current US$2016: 4.6T current US$2017: 5.2T current US$2018: 5.3T current US$2019: 5.6T current US$2020: 6.6T current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign liabilities in China is 6.58 trillion current US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 141.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in China peaked at 6.58 trillion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 215.44 billion current US$, in 1995.

China ranks 9th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 295.27 billion current US$ 215.44 billion current US$ 359.66 billion current US$ 5
2000s 996.17 billion current US$ 384.90 billion current US$ 2.20 trillion current US$ 10
2010s 4.44 trillion current US$ 2.72 trillion current US$ 5.57 trillion current US$ 10
2020s 6.58 trillion current US$ 6.58 trillion current US$ 6.58 trillion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 6 Germany 10.18 trillion current US$ compare
  2. 7 Ireland 9.12 trillion current US$ compare
  3. 8 Japan 7.62 trillion current US$ compare
  4. 10 Switzerland 5.12 trillion current US$ compare
  5. 11 Canada 4.21 trillion current US$ compare
  6. 12 Spain 4.00 trillion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in China?
Foreign liabilities in China was 6.58 trillion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 6.58 trillion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 215.44 billion current US$ in 1995.
How does China rank for foreign liabilities?
China ranks 9th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 141.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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