China bond issuance and outstanding by type
China bond issuance and outstanding domestic debt securities from the People's Bank of China.
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| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | |
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| Issuance6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government securities | 24,546 | 22,827 | 23,430 | 21,606 | 21,937 | 26,682 | 21,818 | 18,504 | 23,022 | 18,766 | 17,114 | 23,890 | 23,198 | 24,577 | 27,176 | 22,557 | 23,419 | 22,977 | 21,696 | 14,572 | 23,920 | 16,638 | 19,358 | 26,853 | 25,967 | 17,724 | 20,861 | 17,699 | 14,082 | 16,085 | 12,344 | 10,928 | 12,909 | 19,773 | 26,591 | 19,863 | 21,799 | |
| Central bank bills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Financial bonds | 40,002 | 40,262 | 51,812 | 43,010 | 36,509 | 43,432 | 21,817 | 26,571 | 40,219 | 36,571 | 34,243 | 44,103 | 38,719 | 39,458 | 45,795 | 40,165 | 40,304 | 51,339 | 35,729 | 22,217 | 41,311 | 36,473 | 24,908 | 37,482 | 32,204 | 35,696 | 38,903 | 42,273 | 39,853 | 39,285 | 26,922 | 28,891 | 29,863 | 35,360 | 25,959 | 29,337 | 29,317 | |
| Corporate debenture bonds | 14,188 | 14,316 | 14,296 | 7,717 | 16,326 | 16,256 | 6,928 | 13,469 | 12,631 | 14,020 | 12,344 | 13,624 | 12,841 | 14,327 | 14,864 | 9,470 | 16,147 | 13,469 | 8,649 | 13,890 | 12,469 | 13,707 | 9,893 | 12,035 | 13,765 | 13,542 | 12,220 | 7,871 | 14,743 | 16,675 | 7,057 | 13,737 | 9,262 | 10,689 | 9,740 | 10,875 | 14,490 | |
| International institution bonds | 178 | 347 | 271 | 231 | 256 | 335 | 204 | 300 | 101 | 122 | 191 | 94 | 117 | 215 | 215 | 57 | 224 | 109 | 31 | 258 | 16 | 152 | 170 | 183 | 42 | 242 | 243 | 88 | 132 | 232 | 205 | 153 | 35 | 110 | 103 | 122 | 180 | |
| Total | 78,914 | 77,752 | 89,808 | 72,564 | 75,028 | 86,705 | 50,767 | 58,844 | 75,973 | 69,479 | 63,892 | 81,710 | 74,876 | 78,578 | 88,051 | 72,248 | 80,094 | 87,893 | 66,105 | 50,937 | 77,716 | 66,970 | 54,329 | 76,553 | 71,978 | 67,204 | 72,228 | 67,932 | 68,810 | 72,277 | 46,528 | 53,709 | 52,069 | 65,932 | 62,393 | 60,197 | 65,785 | |
| Outstanding6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government securities | 1,042,092 | 1,031,995 | 1,018,818 | 1,011,135 | 998,899 | 989,858 | 978,201 | 964,187 | 954,423 | 947,590 | 935,513 | 930,661 | 918,769 | 905,097 | 892,355 | 878,847 | 864,261 | 854,532 | 839,667 | 822,728 | 815,795 | 798,229 | 785,141 | 774,645 | 759,287 | 743,111 | 736,230 | 727,754 | 715,487 | 716,424 | 711,738 | 705,726 | 702,779 | 693,077 | 681,284 | 665,646 | 655,726 | |
| Central bank bills | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 635 | 674 | 121 | 133 | 145 | 148 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | |
| Financial bonds | 672,794 | 669,154 | 661,457 | 650,570 | 644,642 | 651,042 | 653,781 | 657,676 | 661,843 | 665,624 | 665,174 | 656,834 | 658,687 | 656,901 | 653,950 | 656,138 | 648,706 | 643,323 | 629,783 | 623,636 | 621,999 | 605,969 | 598,998 | 595,153 | 589,850 | 590,407 | 584,889 | 579,436 | 567,901 | 560,543 | 559,999 | 559,066 | 550,899 | 546,200 | 541,653 | 543,228 | 541,576 | |
| Corporate debenture bonds | 371,402 | 369,104 | 365,334 | 361,495 | 360,213 | 356,707 | 353,834 | 352,236 | 347,046 | 346,346 | 342,676 | 341,055 | 340,771 | 340,311 | 337,617 | 335,039 | 333,983 | 332,000 | 333,495 | 332,725 | 329,230 | 328,764 | 327,235 | 327,154 | 328,461 | 328,189 | 327,153 | 326,044 | 325,964 | 326,657 | 324,097 | 325,723 | 320,908 | 325,185 | 325,555 | 325,876 | 327,079 | |
| International institution bonds | 4,865 | 4,776 | 4,577 | 4,770 | 4,634 | 4,484 | 4,274 | 4,100 | 3,828 | 3,727 | 3,654 | 3,528 | 3,494 | 3,388 | 3,218 | 3,284 | 3,368 | 3,171 | 3,090 | 3,084 | 2,866 | 2,902 | 2,770 | 2,682 | 2,604 | 2,602 | 2,395 | 2,451 | 2,470 | 2,366 | 2,307 | 2,127 | 2,004 | 2,069 | 2,118 | 2,052 | 2,030 | |
| Total | 2,091,753 | 2,075,629 | 2,050,787 | 2,028,570 | 2,008,989 | 2,002,692 | 1,990,690 | 1,978,798 | 1,967,740 | 1,963,887 | 1,947,617 | 1,932,677 | 1,922,321 | 1,906,297 | 1,887,741 | 1,873,907 | 1,850,918 | 1,833,626 | 1,806,670 | 1,782,846 | 1,770,011 | 1,735,998 | 1,714,288 | 1,699,782 | 1,680,352 | 1,664,459 | 1,650,818 | 1,635,835 | 1,611,972 | 1,606,140 | 1,598,290 | 1,592,793 | 1,576,740 | 1,566,682 | 1,550,760 | 1,536,951 | 1,526,561 |
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The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2015 to Aug 2026. Source: People's Bank of China — Statistics Department, Statistical Data.
About this data
China bond issuance and outstanding domestic debt securities from the People's Bank of China. The table details monthly issuance and month-end outstanding amounts for government securities, central bank bills, financial bonds, corporate debenture bonds, and international institution bonds. Published monthly by the PBOC in 100 million yuan, all series track China's domestic bond market since 2015.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for China bond issuance and outstanding by type?
- Total stood at 2,091,753 100 million yuan in Aug 2026. That is +0.8% from Jul 2026 and +8.8% from a year earlier.
- How far back does the China bond issuance and outstanding by type data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2015 to Aug 2026. Source: People's Bank of China — Statistics Department, Statistical Data. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
- What does China bond issuance and outstanding measure?
- This dataset measures the monthly gross issuance and month-end outstanding balance of domestic debt securities across China. Published by the People's Bank of China, it covers domestic funding raised through government, financial, and corporate debt instruments.
- Which types of bonds are included in China's domestic debt securities data?
- The statistics break down China domestic debt into five major categories: government securities, central bank bills, financial bonds, corporate debenture bonds, and international institution bonds, alongside an aggregate market total.
- What is the difference between bond issuance and bond outstanding in China?
- Bond issuance represents the total face value of new domestic debt securities issued during the reference month in China. In contrast, bond outstanding represents the cumulative unpaid principal amount of debt securities remaining in the market at month-end.