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China — Central government debt

millions of CNY · 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 8.10T CNY in 2009. Against 5.53T CNY in 2008, the period change was +46.6%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 22.9% in 2009.

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Latest observations

2000–2009

PeriodValue
20098.10T CNY
20085.53T CNY
20074.95T CNY
20062.75T CNY
20052.43T CNY
5 earlier values, back to 2000
20042.28T CNY
20031.92T CNY
20021.64T CNY
20011.41T CNY
20001.24T CNY
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.