Total nonfinancial corporation debt by economy type 2022

Since 2008, 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 38.74 trillion U.S. dollars in 2022. This constitutes an increase of more than 250 percent. Conversely, over the same period, corporate debt in developed economies grew by 35 percent, reaching 48.4 trillion U.S. dollars in 2022.

Total debt of nonfinancial corporations worldwide from 2008 to 2022, by type of economy (in trillion U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Advanced economies	Emerging economies
2022	48.4	39.74
2021	48.76	38.88
2020	48.71	36.01
2019	43.51	31.88
2018	41.77	29.8
2017	41.49	30.1
2016	37.56	25.39
2015	36.74	24.67
2014	36.84	23.25
2013	38.27	21.73
2012	38.41	18.68
2011	37.36	15.73
2010	36.38	13.63
2009	36.42	11.45
2008	35.98	9.27

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Release date

September 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2006 to 2022

Supplementary notes

* 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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