Liquid liabilities to GDP in China
China: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 211.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in China, 1977–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in China is 211.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in China peaked at 211.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1978.
That places China 6th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.7% | 24.2% | 32.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 52.3% | 36.4% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.6% | 77.8% | 133.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 150.7% | 135.6% | 175.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 191.3% | 174.5% | 207.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 211.9% | 211.9% | 211.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 194.3% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 11.94 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 353.25 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 30.27 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 194.3% (2024)
- Broad money 227.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 46.0% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 194.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 7.19 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -268,126 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in China?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in China was 211.9% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 211.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1978.
- How does China rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- China ranks 6th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.