Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 98.6 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -7.9 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $19,626.2 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- 3.7 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 60–100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +57.7 pp
- ISO code
- CHN
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $19,626.2 bn |
| 2024 | $18,929.0 bn |
| 2023 | $18,367.1 bn |
| 2022 | $18,346.9 bn |
| 2021 | $18,194.6 bn |
| 2020 | $15,003.3 bn |
| 2019 | $14,581.0 bn |
| 2018 | $14,144.7 bn |
| 2017 | $12,550.5 bn |
| 2016 | $11,459.8 bn |
| 2015 | $11,279.2 bn |
| 2014 | $10,675.6 bn |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -7.9 % |
| 2024 | -7.2 % |
| 2023 | -6.7 % |
| 2022 | -7.3 % |
| 2021 | -5.9 % |
| 2020 | -9.6 % |
| 2019 | -6.0 % |
| 2018 | -4.2 % |
| 2017 | -3.3 % |
| 2016 | -3.3 % |
| 2015 | -2.5 % |
| 2014 | -0.7 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 98.6 % |
| 2024 | 90.5 % |
| 2023 | 84.1 % |
| 2022 | 77.3 % |
| 2021 | 72.1 % |
| 2020 | 70.6 % |
| 2019 | 59.9 % |
| 2018 | 55.7 % |
| 2017 | 53.7 % |
| 2016 | 50.0 % |
| 2015 | 40.9 % |
| 2014 | 39.4 % |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.7 % |
| 2024 | 2.4 % |
| 2023 | 1.4 % |
| 2022 | 2.2 % |
| 2021 | 1.6 % |
| 2020 | 1.5 % |
| 2019 | 0.6 % |
| 2018 | 0.2 % |
| 2017 | 1.5 % |
| 2016 | 1.7 % |
| 2015 | 2.6 % |
| 2014 | 2.2 % |