Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in China, People's Republic of

China, People's Republic of: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 3.72 trillion in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
3.72 trillion
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
2nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
3.72 trillion
in 2024
All-time low
707.97 billion
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in China, People's Republic of, 2005–2024

1.0T2.0T3.0T4.0T2005201420242005: 708.0B2006: 846.0B2007: 1.0T2008: 1.2T2009: 1.2T2010: 1.6T2011: 2.1T2012: 2.2T2013: 2.4T2014: 2.5T2015: 2.3T2016: 2.3T2017: 2.6T2018: 2.9T2019: 2.8T2020: 2.8T2021: 3.6T2022: 3.6T2023: 3.6T2024: 3.7T

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

China, People's Republic of 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, People's Republic of peaked at 3.72 trillion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 707.97 billion, in 2005.

That places China, People's Republic of 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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, People's Republic of

  1. 1 United States 6.06 trillion compare
  2. 3 Germany 2.26 trillion compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom 1.78 trillion compare
  4. 5 France 1.53 trillion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in China, People's Republic of?
Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in China, People's Republic of 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, People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 3.72 trillion in 2024.
What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in China, People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 707.97 billion in 2005.
How does China, People's Republic of rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
China, People's Republic of ranks 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in China, People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, People's Republic of 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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Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
206 places, 3,849 data points, 2005–2024
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