China — Central government debt

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2009 · 29 observations

About this series

Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered.

For China, the central government debt reading stood at 7.96T LCU in 2009. Against 5.44T LCU in 2008, the period change was +46.4%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 22.9% in 2009.

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Latest observations

2000–2009

PeriodValue
20097.96T LCU
20085.44T LCU
20074.87T LCU
20062.71T LCU
20052.40T LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2000
20042.25T LCU
20031.89T LCU
20021.62T LCU
20011.39T LCU
20001.23T LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.