Over the last decade, the debt of nonfinancial corporations in emerging economies have grown much faster than in developed economies, increasing from 9.27 trillion U.S. dollars in 2008 to 35.48 trillion U.S. dollars in 2020. This constitutes an increase of more than 250 percent. Conversely, over the same period, corporate debt in developed economies grew by 35 percent, reaching 48.72 trillion U.S. dollars in 2020.
Total debt of nonfinancial corporations worldwide from 2008 to 2020, by type of economy
(in trillion U.S. dollars)
* Includes only countries who provide data to the source, with a list available here.
Data are adjusted for breaks.
Values are core credit, and capture the outstanding amount of credit at the end of the end of each year. In terms of financial instruments, credit covers the core debt, defined as loans, debt securities and currency & deposits.
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BIS. (December 1, 2021). Total debt of nonfinancial corporations worldwide from 2008 to 2020, by type of economy (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075376/total-nonfinancial-corporation-debt-worldwide-economy-type/
BIS. "Total debt of nonfinancial corporations worldwide from 2008 to 2020, by type of economy (in trillion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075376/total-nonfinancial-corporation-debt-worldwide-economy-type/
BIS. (2021). Total debt of nonfinancial corporations worldwide from 2008 to 2020, by type of economy (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075376/total-nonfinancial-corporation-debt-worldwide-economy-type/
BIS. "Total Debt of Nonfinancial Corporations Worldwide from 2008 to 2020, by Type of Economy (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075376/total-nonfinancial-corporation-debt-worldwide-economy-type/
BIS, Total debt of nonfinancial corporations worldwide from 2008 to 2020, by type of economy (in trillion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075376/total-nonfinancial-corporation-debt-worldwide-economy-type/ (last visited June 25, 2022)
