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- Index number:
- 000014453-2019-0237
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- Dispatch date:
- 2010-01-06
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- Publish organization:
- State Administration of Foreign Exchange
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- Exchange Reference number:
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- Name:
- China's External Debt at the End of September 2009
At the end of September 2009, China's outstanding external debt (excluding that of Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, and Taiwan Province) reached USD 386.772 billion, an increase of USD 12.111 billion, or 3.23 percent compared with that at the end of 2008. Specifically, the outstanding long- and medium-term external debt (with the remaining term) reached USD 164.793 billion, an increase of USD 917 million, or 0.56 percent compared with that at the end of 2008, accounting for 42.61 percent of the total outstanding external debt. The outstanding short-term external debt (with the remaining term) totaled USD 221.979 billion, an increase of USD 11.194 billion, or 5.31 percent compared with that at the end of 2008, accounting for 57.39 percent of the total outstanding external debt. In terms of China's outstanding short-term external debt, the balance of trade credit was USD 132.5 billion. The outstanding registered short-term external debt (with the remaining term) was USD 89.479 billion, accounting for 40.31 percent of the outstanding short-term external debt and 23.13 percent of the total outstanding external debt. |