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China - External Debt to GNI 1988

Name: China External Debt to GNI 1988
Creator: World Bank
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External debt stocks as % of GNI · World Bank

13.57% +0.64pp from 1987 Global rank: 2nd

China's external debt to gni was 13.57% in 1988, increased +0.64pp from 12.93% in 1987. This was the 2nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1988▾

External Debt to GNI by Country - 1988
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Iran, Islamic Republic of	4.75%	3.5%
2nd	China	13.57%	4.9%
3rd	St. Lucia	14.25%	8.6%
4th	Cambodia	14.59%	-38.0%
5th	Vanuatu	19.03%	-4.5%
6th	India	20.20%	4.7%
7th	Botswana	21.58%	-31.3%
8th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	25.48%	5.2%
9th	Chad	26.93%	-10.8%
10th	Bhutan	27.26%	43.2%
11th	Rwanda	27.44%	-2.8%
12th	Uganda	30.08%	-3.3%
13th	Belize	31.85%	-15.3%
14th	Burkina Faso	32.47%	-7.3%
15th	Tonga	32.95%	-22.4%
16th	Nepal	33.45%	0.3%
17th	Fiji	33.88%	8.4%
18th	Haiti	33.91%	-24.1%
19th	Guatemala	35.33%	-15.6%
20th	Lesotho	35.44%	1.3%
21st	Thailand	35.86%	-12.6%
22nd	Brazil	37.27%	-12.5%
23rd	Bangladesh	37.80%	-3.5%
24th	Mauritius	38.89%	-7.7%
25th	Grenada	39.44%	2.3%
26th	Cameroon	39.47%	10.8%
27th	Bulgaria	40.41%	35.8%
28th	Zimbabwe	43.56%	-20.0%
29th	Maldives	45.12%	-26.5%
30th	Dominica	45.22%	-10.3%
31st	Pakistan	45.34%	-11.9%
32nd	Colombia	45.94%	-8.4%
33rd	Algeria	46.12%	22.3%
34th	Türkiye	46.39%	-3.6%
35th	Samoa	46.46%	-32.2%
36th	Cabo Verde	46.92%	-14.9%
37th	Argentina	48.62%	-14.1%
38th	El Salvador	51.58%	-4.6%
39th	Central African Republic	54.05%	3.0%
40th	Comoros	56.40%	-6.6%
41st	Mexico	57.01%	-26.8%
42nd	Honduras	60.56%	5.4%
43rd	Solomon Islands	61.72%	-6.7%
44th	Ghana	61.80%	-7.9%
45th	Paraguay	61.82%	-14.1%
46th	Senegal	62.79%	-2.2%
47th	Papua New Guinea	64.00%	-15.6%
48th	Togo	64.39%	-10.5%
49th	Indonesia	67.40%	-7.3%
50th	Guinea	67.60%	-6.8%
51st	Malawi	67.68%	-14.8%
52nd	Philippines	68.98%	-15.3%
53rd	Tunisia	70.85%	-4.3%
54th	Kenya	72.33%	-3.8%
55th	Benin	73.35%	-9.6%
56th	Sri Lanka	74.84%	4.7%
57th	Burundi	75.58%	8.3%
58th	Niger	76.09%	0.0%
59th	Gabon	79.99%	-7.2%
60th	Dominican Republic	80.60%	11.0%
61st	Tanzania	83.16%	16.8%
62nd	Sudan	83.40%	-13.1%
63rd	Morocco	85.20%	-14.2%
64th	Ecuador	91.46%	11.7%
65th	Mali	94.26%	-4.8%
66th	Jordan	99.13%	3.5%
67th	Sierra Leone	103.85%	-36.8%
68th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	105.45%	-15.4%
69th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	115.34%	-21.4%
70th	São Tomé and Principe	118.67%	33.7%
71st	Gambia, The	119.58%	-8.3%
72nd	Madagascar	122.37%	0.9%
73rd	Peru	131.35%	158.6%
74th	Jamaica	132.63%	-18.2%
75th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	132.72%	20.0%
76th	Guinea-Bissau	139.63%	24.8%
77th	Côte d'Ivoire	143.43%	-2.8%
78th	Mauritania	152.41%	-4.6%
79th	Liberia	182.67%	-8.6%
80th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	185.81%	-2.5%
81st	Zambia	201.74%	-40.2%
82nd	Congo, Republic of	212.44%	15.9%
83rd	Lao PDR	221.73%	107.1%
84th	Myanmar	318.77%	3.1%
85th	Nicaragua	389.24%	84.3%
86th	Guyana	593.58%	-11.8%

FAQ

What was China's external debt to gni in 1988?▾

China's external debt to gni in 1988 was 13.57%. This ranked 2nd globally.

How did China's external debt to gni change in 1988?▾

China's external debt to gni increased by 4.9% in 1988 compared to 1987.

Which country had the highest external debt to gni in 1988?▾

Guyana had the highest external debt to gni in 1988 at 593.58%.

What is the external debt to gni of China in 1988?▾

The external debt to gni of China in 1988 was 13.57%. This ranked 2nd globally.

How does 1988 compare to 1987 for China's external debt to gni?▾

China's external debt to gni went from 12.93% in 1987 to 13.57% in 1988, a 4.9% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

China matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 1988. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 3.1%. View full analysis →

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