China
Gross government debt
Gross government debt measures public liabilities relative to economic output. It is a starting point for fiscal-capacity analysis, not a full debt-sustainability model.
China Government Gross Debt (WEO)
Country charts require Starter
Country-level charts start with Starter
The reading right now
As of January 2031, Gross government debt for China stood at 126.8%. That is up 3 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 117.8%, ranging from a low of 106.9% in January 2026 to a high of 126.8% in January 2031. The current reading sits 24.1 percentage points above its trailing ten-year mean of 102.7%.
Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.