China External Debt: Commitments and Currency: Annual

External Debt: COM: Commitments: Bilateral Creditors

1981 - 2022 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

CN: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Bilateral Creditors data was reported at 54.000 USD mn in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 695.000 USD mn for 2021. CN: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Bilateral Creditors data is updated yearly, averaging 905.968 USD mn from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2022, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.254 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 32.850 USD mn in 1999. CN: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Bilateral Creditors data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.IDS: External Debt: Commitments and Currency: Annual. Bilateral commitments are the total amount of long-term loans for which contracts were signed in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Last Frequency Range
54.000 2022 yearly 1981 - 2022

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China External Debt: COM: Commitments: Bilateral Creditors

External Debt: COM: Commitments: Official Creditors

1981 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

CN: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Official Creditors data was reported at 3.028 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.461 USD bn for 2022. CN: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Official Creditors data is updated yearly, averaging 3.433 USD bn from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2023, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.295 USD bn in 1995 and a record low of 874.555 USD mn in 1981. CN: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Official Creditors data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.IDS: External Debt: Commitments and Currency: Annual. Commitments are the amount of long-term loans for which contracts were signed in the year specified. Debt from official creditors includes loans from international organizations (multilateral loans) and loans from governments (bilateral loans). Loans from international organization include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Government loans include loans from governments and their agencies (including central banks), loans from autonomous bodies, and direct loans from official export credit agencies. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Last Frequency Range
3,028.486 2023 yearly 1981 - 2023

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China External Debt: COM: Commitments: Official Creditors

External Debt: COM: Commitments: Private Creditors

1981 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

CN: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Private Creditors data was reported at 22.386 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 69.496 USD bn for 2022. CN: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Private Creditors data is updated yearly, averaging 8.264 USD bn from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2023, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 119.028 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of 1.037 USD bn in 1982. CN: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Private Creditors data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.IDS: External Debt: Commitments and Currency: Annual. Commitments are the amount of long-term loans for which contracts were signed in the year specified; data for private nonguaranteed debt are not available. Debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Last Frequency Range
22,385.567 2023 yearly 1981 - 2023

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China External Debt: COM: Commitments: Private Creditors

External Debt: COM: Commitments: Public And Publicly Guaranteed (PPG)

1981 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

CN: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Public And Publicly Guaranteed (PPG) data was reported at 25.414 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 71.957 USD bn for 2022. CN: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Public And Publicly Guaranteed (PPG) data is updated yearly, averaging 10.702 USD bn from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2023, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 122.090 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of 2.158 USD bn in 1983. CN: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Public And Publicly Guaranteed (PPG) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.IDS: External Debt: Commitments and Currency: Annual. Commitments are the total amount of long-term loans for which contracts were signed in the year specified; data for private nonguaranteed debt are not available. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Last Frequency Range
25,414.053 2023 yearly 1981 - 2023

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China External Debt: COM: Commitments: Public And Publicly Guaranteed (PPG)

External Debt: COM: Commitments: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

1981 - 2022 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

CN: External Debt: COM: Commitments: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) data was reported at 730.000 USD mn in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 750.000 USD mn for 2021. CN: External Debt: COM: Commitments: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) data is updated yearly, averaging 1.281 USD bn from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2022, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.945 USD bn in 1994 and a record low of 75.400 USD mn in 1990. CN: External Debt: COM: Commitments: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.IDS: External Debt: Commitments and Currency: Annual. Commitments (IBRD) are the sum of new commitments on public and publicly guaranteed loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Last Frequency Range
730.000 2022 yearly 1981 - 2022

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China External Debt: COM: Commitments: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: All Other Currencies

1981 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: All Other Currencies data was reported at 10.474 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.971 % for 2021. CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: All Other Currencies data is updated yearly, averaging 0.803 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2022, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.971 % in 2021 and a record low of 0.139 % in 2014. CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: All Other Currencies data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.IDS: External Debt: Commitments and Currency: Annual. The percentage of external long-term public and publicly-guaranteed debt contracted in all other currencies not specified for the low- and middle-income countries.

Last Frequency Range
10.474 2022 yearly 1981 - 2022

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China External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: All Other Currencies

External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Euro

2001 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Euro data was reported at 4.046 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.027 % for 2021. CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Euro data is updated yearly, averaging 4.335 % from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2022, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.365 % in 2004 and a record low of 1.349 % in 2017. CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Euro data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.IDS: External Debt: Commitments and Currency: Annual. The percentage of external long-term public and publicly-guaranteed debt contracted in Euros for the low- and middle-income countries.

Last Frequency Range
4.046 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022

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China External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Euro

External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Japanese Yen

1981 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Japanese Yen data was reported at 1.236 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.248 % for 2022. CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Japanese Yen data is updated yearly, averaging 15.559 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2023, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.341 % in 1986 and a record low of 1.236 % in 2023. CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Japanese Yen data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.IDS: External Debt: Commitments and Currency: Annual. The percentage of external long-term public and publicly-guaranteed debt contracted in Japanese yen for the low- and middle-income countries.

Last Frequency Range
1.236 2023 yearly 1981 - 2023

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China External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Japanese Yen

External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Multiple Currencies

1981 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Multiple Currencies data was reported at 0.000 % in 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 2022. CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Multiple Currencies data is updated yearly, averaging 5.898 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2023, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44.434 % in 1981 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2023. CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Multiple Currencies data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.IDS: External Debt: Commitments and Currency: Annual. The percentage of external long-term public and publicly-guaranteed debt contracted in multiple currencies for the low- and middle-income countries.

Last Frequency Range
0.000 2023 yearly 1981 - 2023

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China External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Multiple Currencies

External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Pound Sterling

1981 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Pound Sterling data was reported at 0.271 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.259 % for 2022. CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Pound Sterling data is updated yearly, averaging 0.115 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2023, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.471 % in 1982 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2019. CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Pound Sterling data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.IDS: External Debt: Commitments and Currency: Annual. The percentage of external long-term public and publicly-guaranteed debt contracted in U.K. pound sterling for the low- and middle-income countries.

Last Frequency Range
0.271 2023 yearly 1981 - 2023

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China External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: Pound Sterling

External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: SDR

1981 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: SDR data was reported at 0.000 % in 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 2021. CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: SDR data is updated yearly, averaging 0.034 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2022, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.371 % in 1985 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2022. CN: External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: SDR data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.World Bank.IDS: External Debt: Commitments and Currency: Annual. The percentage of external long-term public and publicly-guaranteed debt contracted in special drawing rights for the low- and middle-income countries.

Last Frequency Range
0.000 2022 yearly 1981 - 2022

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China External Debt: Composition of PPG Debt: SDR
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