Debt of nonfinancial corporations worldwide quarterly 2008-2024

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik
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Nov 14, 2024

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 nearly 88 trillion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of 2024. Chinese corporations had the largest corporate debt in 2022.

Debt of nonfinancial corporations worldwide from 1st quarter 2008 to 1st quarter 2024 (in trillion U.S. dollars)

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Statistic: Debt of nonfinancial corporations worldwide from 1st quarter 2008 to 1st quarter 2024 (in trillion U.S. dollars)

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November 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

Q1 2008 to Q1 2024

Supplementary notes

* 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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