🇨🇳 China vs 🇺🇸 United States
Live side-by-side comparison of government debt. United States currently owes about 2.0× more — a gap of $20.04 trillion. Updated every second from IMF baselines.
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China
$19,663,893,909,625
Debt-to-GDP88%
Per citizen$13,956
Per second+$25,000
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United States
$39,702,589,334,377
Debt-to-GDP124%
Per citizen$118,145
Per second+$60,200
In nominal terms, United States carries the larger government debt — roughly 2.0× that of China, a difference of $20.04 trillion. Note that debt-to-GDP (China: 88%, United States: 124%) is the better measure of sustainability than the raw total.
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