China's net domestic credit (current LCU) was 353.25 trillion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 228.01% from 107.7 trillion in 2014 (12.61% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 353.25 trillion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 217.28 trillion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 107.7 trillion | 2014 |
| Highest | 353.25 trillion | 2024 |
| Lowest | 126.24 billion | 1977 |
| Average since 2015 | 237.05 trillion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 126.24 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, China's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 8.4% on 2023 (from 325.79 trillion to 353.25 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +16.4% and a typical year strayed about 5.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 45.9% in 1993. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 24.02 trillion a year. A straight line explains 99% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 413.84 trillion for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 23.2 trillion, against 57.32 trillion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2024, China had the 3rd highest value of the 40 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to China in the 2024 ranking
- Korea, Rep. — 1st of 40: 5,011.73 trillion
- Iraq — 3rd of 40: 78.52 trillion
- Hungary — 4th of 40: 47.75 trillion
- Mongolia — 5th of 40: 36.24 trillion
What this measures
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 48 values
| Year | Net domestic credit (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 353,253,824,220,714 |
| 2023 | 325,791,448,972,235 |
| 2022 | 294,948,575,392,955 |
| 2021 | 267,342,833,607,684 |
| 2020 | 244,000,457,968,308 |
| 2019 | 217,283,339,007,640 |
| 2018 | 196,545,136,539,864 |
| 2017 | 178,027,808,559,060 |
| 2016 | 160,006,721,141,338 |
| 2015 | 133,269,276,018,165 |
Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — 5.96 trillion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 6.91 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — 224.95 trillion (2025)
- Fiji — 12.36 billion (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 8.18 trillion (2025)
- Indonesia — 11,424.3 trillion (2025)
- Japan — 1,834.69 trillion (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — 5,011.73 trillion (2024)
- Macao SAR, China — 171.42 billion (2025)
- Malaysia — 2.96 trillion (2025)
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
More financial sector data for China
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 104.18 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$7.19 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$7.19 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — -0.92% (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 30.27 trillion (2024)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 194.31% (2024)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 306.91 trillion (2024)
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 227.67% (2024)
- Broad money to total reserves ratio — 12.34 (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is China's net domestic credit (current LCU)?
- 353.25 trillion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 279,727% from 126.24 billion in 1977 (18.4% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 353.25 trillion in 2024 and the lowest 126.24 billion in 1977.
- How does China rank?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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