Foreign liabilities in China

China: Foreign liabilities was 6.42 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
6.42 trillion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
9th
of 149 countries
All-time high
6.42 trillion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
363.78 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in China, 1995–2020

02.0T4.0T6.0T1995200720201995: 363.8B real chained 2019 US$1996: 406.7B real chained 2019 US$1997: 470.7B real chained 2019 US$1998: 504.4B real chained 2019 US$1999: 557.5B real chained 2019 US$2000: 594.6B real chained 2019 US$2001: 689.8B real chained 2019 US$2002: 747.1B real chained 2019 US$2003: 884.3B real chained 2019 US$2004: 986.6B real chained 2019 US$2005: 1.2T real chained 2019 US$2006: 1.7T real chained 2019 US$2007: 2.1T real chained 2019 US$2008: 2.0T real chained 2019 US$2009: 2.8T real chained 2019 US$2010: 3.4T real chained 2019 US$2011: 3.9T real chained 2019 US$2012: 4.2T real chained 2019 US$2013: 5.0T real chained 2019 US$2014: 5.6T real chained 2019 US$2015: 5.0T real chained 2019 US$2016: 4.9T real chained 2019 US$2017: 5.4T real chained 2019 US$2018: 5.5T real chained 2019 US$2019: 5.6T real chained 2019 US$2020: 6.4T real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

China recorded 6.42 trillion real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 88.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in China peaked at 6.42 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 363.78 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

That places China 9th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 460.62 billion real chained 2019 US$ 363.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ 557.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 1.38 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 594.60 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2.84 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 4.84 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 3.40 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 5.57 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 6.42 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 6.42 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 6.42 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 6 Germany 10.13 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 7 Ireland 9.15 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 8 Japan 7.62 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 10 Switzerland 5.16 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 11 Canada 4.18 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 12 Spain 4.01 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in China?
Foreign liabilities in China was 6.42 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 6.42 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 363.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does China rank for foreign liabilities?
China ranks 9th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.8%. 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 (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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