# Private non-financial credit-to-GDP gap in China

Private non-financial credit-to-GDP gap in China was -5.14 percentage points in Q1 2026 (estimated). Source: Bank for International Settlements.

- Indicator id: `private_nonfinancial_credit_gap`
- Place id: `cn`
- Unit: percentage points
- Definition: Difference in percentage points between private non-financial credit as a share of GDP and its long-run trend, estimated by the BIS with a one-sided, backward-looking Hodrick-Prescott filter. A level difference, not a percentage change.
- Note: BIS estimate. Can differ from the credit gap used by national authorities. It supports risk analysis; it is not an automatic lending or policy threshold.
- Source: Bank for International Settlements, BIS WS_CREDIT_GAP: P.A.C, quarterly, private nonfinancial credit gap (https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_CREDIT_GAP/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P.A.C?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
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- Citation: Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS_CREDIT_GAP: P.A.C, quarterly, private nonfinancial credit gap. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_CREDIT_GAP/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P.A.C?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/private-nonfinancial-credit-gap/china
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=private_nonfinancial_credit_gap&place=cn

| Period | percentage points |
|---|---:|
| 2026-Q1 | -5.14 (estimated) |
| 2025-Q4 | -7.69 (estimated) |
| 2025-Q3 | -6.39 (estimated) |
| 2025-Q2 | -5.3 (estimated) |
| 2025-Q1 | -4.43 (estimated) |
| 2024-Q4 | -7.58 (estimated) |
| 2024-Q3 | -5.94 (estimated) |
| 2024-Q2 | -5.64 (estimated) |
| 2024-Q1 | -4.95 (estimated) |
| 2023-Q4 | -9.31 (estimated) |
| 2023-Q3 | -7.69 (estimated) |
| 2023-Q2 | -7.48 (estimated) |
| 2023-Q1 | -7.02 (estimated) |
| 2022-Q4 | -12.16 (estimated) |
| 2022-Q3 | -11.27 (estimated) |
| 2022-Q2 | -11.07 (estimated) |
| 2022-Q1 | -12.2 (estimated) |
| 2021-Q4 | -14.68 (estimated) |
| 2021-Q3 | -11.22 (estimated) |
| 2021-Q2 | -8.55 (estimated) |
| 2021-Q1 | -5.02 (estimated) |
| 2020-Q4 | -1.7 (estimated) |
| 2020-Q3 | 1.82 (estimated) |
| 2020-Q2 | 2.36 (estimated) |
| 2020-Q1 | -0.51 (estimated) |
| 2019-Q4 | -8.75 (estimated) |
| 2019-Q3 | -7.61 (estimated) |
| 2019-Q2 | -6.82 (estimated) |
| 2019-Q1 | -5.52 (estimated) |
| 2018-Q4 | -7.6 (estimated) |
| 2018-Q3 | -4.89 (estimated) |
| 2018-Q2 | -1.97 (estimated) |
| 2018-Q1 | 1.1 (estimated) |
| 2017-Q4 | 2.39 (estimated) |
| 2017-Q3 | 6.47 (estimated) |
| 2017-Q2 | 9.97 (estimated) |
| 2017-Q1 | 14.29 (estimated) |
| 2016-Q4 | 15.88 (estimated) |
| 2016-Q3 | 18.42 (estimated) |
| 2016-Q2 | 21.84 (estimated) |
| 2016-Q1 | 25.46 (estimated) |
| 2015-Q4 | 23.92 (estimated) |
| 2015-Q3 | 21.8 (estimated) |
| 2015-Q2 | 20.96 (estimated) |
| 2015-Q1 | 20.51 (estimated) |
| 2014-Q4 | 18.63 (estimated) |
| 2014-Q3 | 18.87 (estimated) |
| 2014-Q2 | 20.44 (estimated) |
| 2014-Q1 | 19.39 (estimated) |
| 2013-Q4 | 17.16 (estimated) |
| 2013-Q3 | 18.29 (estimated) |
| 2013-Q2 | 17.33 (estimated) |
| 2013-Q1 | 16.21 (estimated) |
| 2012-Q4 | 12.19 (estimated) |
| 2012-Q3 | 10.92 (estimated) |
| 2012-Q2 | 9.03 (estimated) |
| 2012-Q1 | 7.78 (estimated) |
| 2011-Q4 | 5.85 (estimated) |
| 2011-Q3 | 5.89 (estimated) |
| 2011-Q2 | 8.32 (estimated) |
| 2011-Q1 | 9.7 (estimated) |
| 2010-Q4 | 10.63 (estimated) |
| 2010-Q3 | 12.45 (estimated) |
| 2010-Q2 | 13.94 (estimated) |
| 2010-Q1 | 13.43 (estimated) |
| 2009-Q4 | 11.94 (estimated) |
| 2009-Q3 | 11.72 (estimated) |
| 2009-Q2 | 8.8 (estimated) |
| 2009-Q1 | 0.84 (estimated) |
| 2008-Q4 | -10.68 (estimated) |
| 2008-Q3 | -10.24 (estimated) |
| 2008-Q2 | -9.72 (estimated) |
| 2008-Q1 | -8.87 (estimated) |
| 2007-Q4 | -9.19 (estimated) |
| 2007-Q3 | -6.18 (estimated) |
| 2007-Q2 | -5.06 (estimated) |
| 2007-Q1 | -5.21 (estimated) |
| 2006-Q4 | -6.41 (estimated) |
| 2006-Q3 | -4.17 (estimated) |
| 2006-Q2 | -2.46 (estimated) |
| 2006-Q1 | -2.83 (estimated) |
| 2005-Q4 | -5.49 (estimated) |
| 2005-Q3 | -3.45 (estimated) |
| 2005-Q2 | -2.14 (estimated) |
| 2005-Q1 | 1.47 (estimated) |
| 2004-Q4 | 3.55 (estimated) |
| 2004-Q3 | 5.82 (estimated) |
| 2004-Q2 | 9.06 (estimated) |
| 2004-Q1 | 13.78 (estimated) |
| 2003-Q4 | 12.47 (estimated) |
| 2003-Q3 | 15.41 (estimated) |
| 2003-Q2 | 15.12 (estimated) |
| 2003-Q1 | 11.59 (estimated) |
| 2002-Q4 | 10.09 (estimated) |
| 2002-Q3 | 10.08 (estimated) |
| 2002-Q2 | 9.53 (estimated) |
| 2002-Q1 | 8.4 (estimated) |
| 2001-Q4 | 1.25 (estimated) |
| 2001-Q3 | 1.2 (estimated) |
| 2001-Q2 | 2.21 (estimated) |
| 2001-Q1 | 1.37 (estimated) |
| 2000-Q4 | 11.25 (estimated) |
| 2000-Q3 | 9.96 (estimated) |
| 2000-Q2 | 10.08 (estimated) |
| 2000-Q1 | 14.54 (estimated) |
| 1999-Q4 | 16.23 (estimated) |
| 1999-Q3 | 7.12 (estimated) |
| 1999-Q2 | 6.57 (estimated) |
| 1999-Q1 | 6.05 (estimated) |
| 1998-Q4 | 6.79 (estimated) |
| 1998-Q3 | 5.53 (estimated) |
| 1998-Q2 | 3.08 (estimated) |
| 1998-Q1 | 2.11 (estimated) |
| 1997-Q4 | 3.16 (estimated) |
| 1997-Q3 | 0.94 (estimated) |
| 1997-Q2 | 0.19 (estimated) |
| 1997-Q1 | 0.12 (estimated) |
| 1996-Q4 | -2.46 (estimated) |
| 1996-Q3 | -4.72 (estimated) |
| 1996-Q2 | -4.29 (estimated) |
| 1996-Q1 | -6.48 (estimated) |
| 1995-Q4 | -5.74 (estimated) |