{
 "id": "cn-govdebt",
 "name": "Government debt, % of GDP",
 "region": "china",
 "layer": "structural",
 "unit": "%",
 "cadence": "quarterly",
 "state": "context",
 "latest": {
  "period": "2026-01-01",
  "value": 101.1
 },
 "stale": false,
 "trend": "flat",
 "publisher": "Bank for International Settlements",
 "series_code": "WS_TC Q.CN.G.A.N.770.A",
 "licence": "BIS terms of use: free reuse with attribution",
 "description": "Credit to the general government sector as a share of GDP, the BIS's core debt measure: loans and debt securities at market value, consolidated. Shown for context; it has no threshold. Central and local government at nominal value; the IMF's augmented figure, which adds local-government financing vehicles, is roughly half as large again.",
 "points": [
  {
   "period": "1995-10-01",
   "value": 21.5
  },
  {
   "period": "1996-01-01",
   "value": 21.4
  },
  {
   "period": "1996-04-01",
   "value": 21.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1996-07-01",
   "value": 21.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1996-10-01",
   "value": 21.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1997-01-01",
   "value": 21
  },
  {
   "period": "1997-04-01",
   "value": 20.7
  },
  {
   "period": "1997-07-01",
   "value": 20.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1997-10-01",
   "value": 20.4
  },
  {
   "period": "1998-01-01",
   "value": 20.4
  },
  {
   "period": "1998-04-01",
   "value": 20.5
  },
  {
   "period": "1998-07-01",
   "value": 20.5
  },
  {
   "period": "1998-10-01",
   "value": 20.4
  },
  {
   "period": "1999-01-01",
   "value": 20.7
  },
  {
   "period": "1999-04-01",
   "value": 21
  },
  {
   "period": "1999-07-01",
   "value": 21.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1999-10-01",
   "value": 21.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2000-01-01",
   "value": 22
  },
  {
   "period": "2000-04-01",
   "value": 22.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2000-07-01",
   "value": 22.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2000-10-01",
   "value": 22.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2001-01-01",
   "value": 23
  },
  {
   "period": "2001-04-01",
   "value": 23.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2001-07-01",
   "value": 23.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2001-10-01",
   "value": 24.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2002-01-01",
   "value": 24.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2002-04-01",
   "value": 25
  },
  {
   "period": "2002-07-01",
   "value": 25.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2002-10-01",
   "value": 25.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2003-01-01",
   "value": 25.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2003-04-01",
   "value": 26.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2003-07-01",
   "value": 26.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2003-10-01",
   "value": 26.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2004-01-01",
   "value": 26.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2004-04-01",
   "value": 26.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2004-07-01",
   "value": 26.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2004-10-01",
   "value": 26
  },
  {
   "period": "2005-01-01",
   "value": 26
  },
  {
   "period": "2005-04-01",
   "value": 26.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2005-07-01",
   "value": 26.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2005-10-01",
   "value": 26.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2006-01-01",
   "value": 25.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2006-04-01",
   "value": 25.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2006-07-01",
   "value": 25.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2006-10-01",
   "value": 25.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2007-01-01",
   "value": 26.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2007-04-01",
   "value": 27.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2007-07-01",
   "value": 28.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2007-10-01",
   "value": 28.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2008-01-01",
   "value": 28.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2008-04-01",
   "value": 27.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2008-07-01",
   "value": 26.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2008-10-01",
   "value": 26.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2009-01-01",
   "value": 28.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2009-04-01",
   "value": 30.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2009-07-01",
   "value": 32.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2009-10-01",
   "value": 34
  },
  {
   "period": "2010-01-01",
   "value": 33.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2010-04-01",
   "value": 33.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2010-07-01",
   "value": 33.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2010-10-01",
   "value": 33.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2011-01-01",
   "value": 33.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2011-04-01",
   "value": 33.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2011-07-01",
   "value": 33
  },
  {
   "period": "2011-10-01",
   "value": 33.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2012-01-01",
   "value": 33.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2012-04-01",
   "value": 33.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2012-07-01",
   "value": 33.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2012-10-01",
   "value": 33.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2013-01-01",
   "value": 34.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2013-04-01",
   "value": 35.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2013-07-01",
   "value": 36.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2013-10-01",
   "value": 36.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2014-01-01",
   "value": 37.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2014-04-01",
   "value": 38.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2014-07-01",
   "value": 38.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2014-10-01",
   "value": 39.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2015-01-01",
   "value": 39.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2015-04-01",
   "value": 40.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2015-07-01",
   "value": 40.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2015-10-01",
   "value": 40.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2016-01-01",
   "value": 43.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2016-04-01",
   "value": 45.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2016-07-01",
   "value": 48.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2016-10-01",
   "value": 50.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2017-01-01",
   "value": 51.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2017-04-01",
   "value": 52.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2017-07-01",
   "value": 53
  },
  {
   "period": "2017-10-01",
   "value": 53.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2018-01-01",
   "value": 54.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2018-04-01",
   "value": 54.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2018-07-01",
   "value": 55.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2018-10-01",
   "value": 55.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2019-01-01",
   "value": 56.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2019-04-01",
   "value": 57.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2019-07-01",
   "value": 58.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2019-10-01",
   "value": 60
  },
  {
   "period": "2020-01-01",
   "value": 64
  },
  {
   "period": "2020-04-01",
   "value": 66.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2020-07-01",
   "value": 69
  },
  {
   "period": "2020-10-01",
   "value": 70.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2021-01-01",
   "value": 70.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2021-04-01",
   "value": 70.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2021-07-01",
   "value": 71.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2021-10-01",
   "value": 72.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2022-01-01",
   "value": 73
  },
  {
   "period": "2022-04-01",
   "value": 74.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2022-07-01",
   "value": 75.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2022-10-01",
   "value": 77.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2023-01-01",
   "value": 79
  },
  {
   "period": "2023-04-01",
   "value": 80.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2023-07-01",
   "value": 82.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2023-10-01",
   "value": 84.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2024-01-01",
   "value": 85.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2024-04-01",
   "value": 87.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2024-07-01",
   "value": 89.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2024-10-01",
   "value": 90.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2025-01-01",
   "value": 92.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2025-04-01",
   "value": 95
  },
  {
   "period": "2025-07-01",
   "value": 97.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2025-10-01",
   "value": 99.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2026-01-01",
   "value": 101.1
  }
 ],
 "url": "https://worldstat.us/indicator/cn-govdebt"
}