State Administration of Foreign Exchange: As of the end of June, China's full-caliber (including domestic and foreign currency) outstanding external debt stood at 17.0148 trillion yuan.

Zhito Finance APP has learned that on September 29, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange released China's full-caliber external debt data as of the end of June 2026. As of the end of June 2026, China's full-caliber (including local and foreign currencies) outstanding external debt stood at RMB 17,014.8 billion (equivalent to USD 2,498.2 billion, excluding the external liabilities of China's Hong Kong SAR, China's Macao SAR, and the Taiwan region of China, the same below). In terms of maturity structure, the outstanding medium- and long-term external debt was RMB 7,012.4 billion (equivalent to USD 1,029.6 billion), accounting for 41%; the outstanding short-term external debt was RMB 10,002.4 billion (equivalent to USD 1,468.6 billion), accounting for 59%. Within the outstanding short-term external debt, trade-related credit accounted for 41%.