🇨🇳 China National Debt Clock
Live tracker for China government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $21.34 trillion, growing at $25K every second based on IMF fiscal
deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 110%. Per-citizen share: $15,145.
IMF broad measure incl. LGFVs
About China's National Debt
China's debt-to-GDP ratio of 110% exceeds the IMF's 90% threshold associated with potential growth drag. Stabilising the ratio would require sustained primary surpluses — spending less than tax revenue before interest payments.
At the current borrowing rate of $25K per second, China adds approximately $2.2 billion to its national debt every day — around $788 billion per year. Each of China's 1409 million citizens carries an individual share of approximately $15,145 of the national debt.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock using linear extrapolation from IMF Government Finance Statistics and World Bank International Debt Statistics baseline data anchored to April 2025. Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Data & Citation
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · World Bank International Debt Statistics · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 20,400,000,000,000 + 25000 × seconds_since(2025-04-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=cn (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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