Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in China
China: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 100.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in China, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in China is 100.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 629.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in China peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.
China ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in China, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4% | — |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +2450.0% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -23.5% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +29.5% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +35.6% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +23.4% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +40.2% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +169.6% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 0.4% | 13.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 16.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in China?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in China was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
- How does China rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- China ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 629.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.