* Includes only countries who provide data to the source, with a list available .
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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Debt of nonfinancial corporations worldwide quarterly 2008-2024
Over the last decade, the debt of nonfinancial corporations worldwide has grown significantly, increasing from trillion U.S. dollars in the second quarter of 2009 to nearly ** trillion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of 2024. Chinese corporations had the largest corporate debt in 2022.
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