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Gross external debt, quarterly (World Bank QEDS): China

The latest reading SOTW holds for China is 2,328,829 USD mn for 2025-Q4, from World Bank.

Source series · Listed tier · External · Quarterly · USD mn · WB.L.QEDS.EXTDEBT.USD.Q · CHN

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Latest
2,328,829
USD mn · 2025-Q4
Previous
2,369,812
USD mn · 2025-Q3
Earliest held
374,985
USD mn · 2008-Q4
Readings shown
69
Every reading SOTW holds

China · history

USD mn · Quarterly

Source: World Bank. Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:19:01.402Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

Gross external debt, quarterly (World Bank QEDS): China: 69 readings, newest first. Source: World Bank.
PeriodValue (USD mn)
2025-Q42,328,829
2025-Q32,369,812
2025-Q22,412,368
2025-Q12,404,222
2024-Q42,344,350
2024-Q32,516,921
2024-Q22,545,309
2024-Q12,512,616
2023-Q42,447,537
2023-Q32,382,876
2023-Q22,433,801
2023-Q12,490,920
2022-Q42,452,765
2022-Q32,481,505
2022-Q22,635,959
2022-Q12,710,197
2021-Q42,746,559
2021-Q32,696,466
2021-Q22,679,823
2021-Q12,526,638
2020-Q42,400,807
2020-Q32,308,320
2020-Q22,145,718
2020-Q12,107,903
2019-Q42,070,810
2019-Q32,049,519
2019-Q22,015,519
2019-Q11,989,524
2018-Q41,982,753
2018-Q31,968,396
2018-Q21,917,574
2018-Q11,889,639
2017-Q41,757,958
2017-Q31,675,114
2017-Q21,557,948
2017-Q11,432,992
2016-Q41,415,801
2016-Q31,397,352
2016-Q21,354,636
2016-Q11,329,865
2015-Q41,382,980
2015-Q31,555,380
2015-Q21,705,720
2015-Q11,698,831
2014-Q40
2014-Q3904,962
2014-Q2917,598
2014-Q1894,672
2013-Q4873,931
2013-Q3833,641
2013-Q2782,470
2013-Q1775,439
2012-Q4747,729
2012-Q3781,612
2012-Q2795,779
2012-Q1762,089
2011-Q4705,728
2011-Q3708,079
2011-Q2653,715
2011-Q1597,052
2010-Q4559,702
2010-Q3557,326
2010-Q2524,147
2010-Q1453,848
2009-Q4439,604
2009-Q3416,047
2009-Q2407,847
2009-Q1386,075
2008-Q4374,985

Source: World Bank. All 69 readings held, 2008-Q4 to 2025-Q4. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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