China - External Debt 2022
$2.53T
−$193.9B from 2021
China's external debt was $2.53T in 2022, decreased +$193.9B from $2.72T in 2021. This was the 120th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2022▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tonga | $209.9M | -6.1% |
| 2nd | São Tomé and Principe | $286.9M | -12.4% |
| 3rd | Timor-Leste | $287.9M | 3.3% |
| 4th | Comoros | $362.1M | 3.0% |
| 5th | Vanuatu | $463.4M | -2.8% |
| 6th | Samoa | $470.7M | -6.9% |
| 7th | Solomon Islands | $477.4M | 6.4% |
| 8th | Dominica | $599.2M | 17.5% |
| 9th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $624.5M | 9.3% |
| 10th | Eritrea | $727.1M | -5.8% |
| 11th | Grenada | $853.7M | -5.0% |
| 12th | St. Lucia | $909.3M | 1.9% |
| 13th | Burundi | $946.9M | -3.0% |
| 14th | Central African Republic | $1.0B | -5.9% |
| 15th | Gambia, The | $1.2B | 6.0% |
| 16th | Eswatini | $1.2B | 5.9% |
| 17th | Guinea-Bissau | $1.3B | -0.6% |
| 18th | Belize | $1.5B | 1.3% |
| 19th | Lesotho | $1.8B | -1.3% |
| 20th | Liberia | $1.9B | 4.0% |
| 21st | Botswana | $2.0B | 0.3% |
| 22nd | Guyana | $2.1B | 9.5% |
| 23rd | Sierra Leone | $2.4B | -5.2% |
| 24th | Cabo Verde | $2.4B | -2.2% |
| 25th | Haiti | $3.0B | -0.2% |
| 26th | Fiji | $3.0B | 19.6% |
| 27th | Bhutan | $3.2B | -3.3% |
| 28th | Djibouti | $3.2B | -1.1% |
| 29th | Chad | $3.3B | -8.8% |
| 30th | Togo | $3.3B | -7.4% |
| 31st | Malawi | $3.3B | 4.5% |
| 32nd | Afghanistan | $3.4B | -4.6% |
| 33rd | Kosovo | $3.7B | 9.4% |
| 34th | Maldives | $4.0B | -2.6% |
| 35th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $4.1B | -1.1% |
| 36th | Suriname | $4.2B | 1.3% |
| 37th | Mauritania | $4.6B | -4.7% |
| 38th | Turkmenistan | $4.6B | -6.8% |
| 39th | Syrian Arab Republic | $4.9B | -3.3% |
| 40th | Guinea | $4.9B | 5.6% |
| 41st | Niger | $5.4B | 9.3% |
| 42nd | Madagascar | $5.9B | 11.0% |
| 43rd | Mali | $6.2B | -2.3% |
| 44th | Tajikistan | $6.7B | 2.0% |
| 45th | Algeria | $7.1B | -3.4% |
| 46th | Congo, Republic of | $7.3B | -10.1% |
| 47th | Yemen, Republic of | $7.4B | -3.3% |
| 48th | Gabon | $8.0B | 2.0% |
| 49th | Montenegro | $8.8B | -8.6% |
| 50th | Nepal | $9.2B | 4.1% |
| 51st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $9.5B | -8.6% |
| 52nd | Rwanda | $9.7B | 4.0% |
| 53rd | Kyrgyz Republic | $9.7B | 7.6% |
| 54th | Moldova | $9.8B | 7.5% |
| 55th | Burkina Faso | $9.9B | -4.1% |
| 56th | Albania | $10.4B | -5.7% |
| 57th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $10.7B | 1.9% |
| 58th | Benin | $10.9B | 4.7% |
| 59th | North Macedonia | $11.6B | 7.1% |
| 60th | Myanmar | $12.5B | -8.9% |
| 61st | Honduras | $12.6B | 1.0% |
| 62nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $13.4B | -2.2% |
| 63rd | Zimbabwe | $14.1B | 0.1% |
| 64th | Cameroon | $15.1B | -1.7% |
| 65th | Nicaragua | $15.1B | 2.1% |
| 66th | Azerbaijan | $15.5B | -0.8% |
| 67th | Jamaica | $15.8B | -1.4% |
| 68th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $15.9B | -0.6% |
| 69th | Armenia | $15.9B | 13.5% |
| 70th | Mauritius | $17.7B | 20.1% |
| 71st | Lao PDR | $18.5B | -1.2% |
| 72nd | Papua New Guinea | $19.6B | -0.5% |
| 73rd | Uganda | $21.0B | 1.8% |
| 74th | El Salvador | $21.2B | 4.2% |
| 75th | Sudan | $22.4B | -2.3% |
| 76th | Cambodia | $22.5B | 12.1% |
| 77th | Iraq | $22.7B | -10.4% |
| 78th | Georgia | $23.3B | 6.0% |
| 79th | Paraguay | $25.2B | 11.4% |
| 80th | Guatemala | $25.3B | -4.0% |
| 81st | Zambia | $28.4B | 5.5% |
| 82nd | Tanzania | $30.4B | 5.6% |
| 83rd | Côte d'Ivoire | $31.6B | 6.2% |
| 84th | Mongolia | $33.7B | -3.6% |
| 85th | Senegal | $35.6B | 16.0% |
| 86th | Belarus | $39.9B | -4.3% |
| 87th | Tunisia | $41.0B | -4.6% |
| 88th | Jordan | $41.2B | -1.4% |
| 89th | Kenya | $41.6B | 0.8% |
| 90th | Ghana | $43.6B | -6.4% |
| 91st | Serbia | $44.9B | 6.8% |
| 92nd | Bulgaria | $47.2B | 5.0% |
| 93rd | Dominican Republic | $48.3B | 10.0% |
| 94th | Uzbekistan | $53.6B | 19.4% |
| 95th | Sri Lanka | $58.7B | 0.0% |
| 96th | Angola | $60.4B | -8.4% |
| 97th | Ecuador | $60.7B | 4.4% |
| 98th | Morocco | $65.0B | -1.1% |
| 99th | Mozambique | $66.3B | 2.9% |
| 100th | Lebanon | $67.1B | 0.3% |
| 101st | Peru | $91.7B | 3.0% |
| 102nd | Bangladesh | $96.9B | 6.0% |
| 103rd | Nigeria | $103.1B | 7.1% |
| 104th | Philippines | $110.8B | 3.9% |
| 105th | Pakistan | $127.6B | -2.4% |
| 106th | Ukraine | $143.4B | 4.7% |
| 107th | Viet Nam | $146.6B | 4.8% |
| 108th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $163.1B | 11.7% |
| 109th | Kazakhstan | $169.6B | -2.2% |
| 110th | South Africa | $171.7B | 1.3% |
| 111th | Colombia | $184.5B | 7.1% |
| 112th | Thailand | $201.1B | 2.2% |
| 113th | Argentina | $249.0B | 1.2% |
| 114th | Russian Federation | $376.1B | -20.3% |
| 115th | Indonesia | $396.0B | -5.2% |
| 116th | Türkiye | $456.0B | 4.8% |
| 117th | Brazil | $579.3B | 1.4% |
| 118th | Mexico | $585.9B | -2.6% |
| 119th | India | $615.5B | 0.6% |
| 120th | China | $2.53T | -7.1% |
FAQ
What was China's external debt in 2022?▾
China's external debt in 2022 was $2.53T. This ranked 120th globally.
How did China's external debt change in 2022?▾
China's external debt decreased by 7.1% in 2022 compared to 2021.
Which country had the highest external debt in 2022?▾
China had the highest external debt in 2022 at $2.53T.
What is the external debt of China in 2022?▾
The external debt of China in 2022 was $2.53T. This ranked 120th globally.
What was China's external debt in trillion in 2022?▾
China's external debt in 2022 was approximately 2.53 trillion ($2.53T).
How does 2022 compare to 2021 for China's external debt?▾
China's external debt went from $2.72T in 2021 to $2.53T in 2022, a 7.1% decrease.
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