Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in China
China: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 3.72 trillion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in China, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
China recorded 3.72 trillion for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in China peaked at 3.72 trillion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 707.97 billion, in 2005.
That places China 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 707.97 billion | — |
| 2006 | 846.03 billion | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 1.03 trillion | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 1.24 trillion | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 1.17 trillion | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 1.61 trillion | +37.6% |
| 2011 | 2.07 trillion | +28.7% |
| 2012 | 2.18 trillion | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 2.44 trillion | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 2.51 trillion | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.33 trillion | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 2.26 trillion | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.56 trillion | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 2.92 trillion | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 2.83 trillion | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.77 trillion | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 3.58 trillion | +29.1% |
| 2022 | 3.59 trillion | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.58 trillion | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.72 trillion | +3.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3.72 trillion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.86 billion, 162.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- China's 3.72 trillion is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.26 billion, 330.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 999.39 billion | 707.97 billion | 1.24 trillion | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.37 trillion | 1.61 trillion | 2.92 trillion | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 trillion | 2.77 trillion | 3.72 trillion | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 United States 6.06 trillion compare
- 3 Germany 2.26 trillion compare
- 4 United Kingdom 1.78 trillion compare
- 5 France 1.53 trillion compare
More trade data for China
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 118.11 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.7 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.8 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 84.26 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.1 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 76.38 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.4119 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 54.81 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 240.00 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in China?
- Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in China was 3.72 trillion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.72 trillion in 2024.
- What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 707.97 billion in 2005.
- How does China rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
- China ranks 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.