China Government Debt: % of GDP

2014 - 2020 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

China Government debt accounted for 18.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2020, compared with the ratio of 17.3 % in the previous quarter. China government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2014 to Jun 2020. The data reached an all-time high of 18.0 % in Jun 2020 and a record low of 14.3 % in Mar 2014. CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. The Ministry of Finance provides Government Debt in local currency. The National Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Government Debt covers Central Government only. China National Government Debt reached 2,432.9 USD bn in Dec 2019. The country's Nominal GDP reached 3,849.8 USD bn in Sep 2020.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
18.0 Jun 2020	17.3 Mar 2020	14.3 Mar 2014	18.0 Jun 2020	%	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Jun 2020

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country/region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (%)	75.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Sep 2010 - Jun 2020
Algeria (%)	30.7 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017
Argentina (%)	91.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2004 - Jun 2020
Armenia (%)	60.9 Sep 2020	quarterly	Dec 2013 - Sep 2020
Australia (%)	34.7 2019	yearly	1999 - 2019
Austria (%)	82.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Azerbaijan (%)	6.4 2010	yearly	2008 - 2010
Bahrain (%)	90.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2007 - Jun 2020
Bangladesh (%)	21.2 2020	yearly	2010 - 2020
Belarus (%)	38.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2003 - Jun 2020

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Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-5.8 Sep 2020	quarterly	Dec 1995 - Sep 2020
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	48,725.726 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Oct 2020
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	139,075.255 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Nov 2020
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	13.9 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Sep 2020
National Government Debt (USD mn)	2,413,715.4 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	18.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Jun 2020
Forecast: Government Expenditure (RMB bn)	50,816.686 2025	yearly	1982 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (RMB bn)	119,832.398 2025	yearly	1995 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (RMB bn)	38,329.759 2025	yearly	1982 - 2025
Foreign Debts: Qtr: Total (USD mn)	2,294,400.000 Sep 2020	quarterly	Jun 2003 - Sep 2020
Foreign Debts: Qtr: Long Term (USD mn)	998,800.000 Sep 2020	quarterly	Jun 2003 - Sep 2020

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