Over the last decade, the debt of nonfinancial corporations worldwide has grown significantly, increasing from 46.63 trillion U.S. dollars in the second quarter of 2009 to 90 trillion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of 2023. Chinese corporations had the largest corporate debt in 2022, amounting to 27.7 trillion U.S. dollars.
Debt of nonfinancial corporations worldwide from 1st quarter 2008 to 1st quarter 2023
(in trillion U.S. dollars)
* Includes only countries who provide data to the source, with a list available here.
Data prior to Q3 2019 taken from previous reports.
Values are core credit, and capture the outstanding amount of credit at the end of the end of each quarter. In terms of financial instruments, credit covers the core debt, defined as loans, debt securities and currency & deposits.
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Bank for International Settlements. (September 7, 2023). Debt of nonfinancial corporations worldwide from 1st quarter 2008 to 1st quarter 2023 (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075360/total-nonfinancial-corporation-debt-worldwide-quarter/
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Bank for International Settlements. "Debt of Nonfinancial Corporations Worldwide from 1st Quarter 2008 to 1st Quarter 2023 (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075360/total-nonfinancial-corporation-debt-worldwide-quarter/
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Debt of nonfinancial corporations worldwide from 1st quarter 2008 to 1st quarter 2023 (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bank for International Settlements, September 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075360/total-nonfinancial-corporation-debt-worldwide-quarter/