At the end of June 2009, China's outstanding external debt (excluding that of Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, and Taiwan Province) reached USD 360.579 billion, a decrease of USD 14.082 billion, or 3.76 percent compared with that at the end of 2008. Specifically, the outstanding long- and medium-term external debt (with the remaining term) reached USD 166.214 billion, an increase of USD 2.338 billion, or 1.43 percent compared with that at the end of 2008, accounting for 46.10 percent of the total outstanding external debt. The outstanding short-term external debt (with the remaining term) totaled USD 194.365 billion, a decrease of USD 16.42 billion, or 7.79 percent compared with that at the end of 2008, accounting for 53.90 percent of the total outstanding external debt.
Of the outstanding registered external debt of USD 251.079 billion, the outstanding sovereign debt borrowed by ministries under the State Council totaled USD 34.535 billion, accounting for 13.75 percent; the outstanding debt of Chinese-funded financial institutions was USD 83.003 billion, accounting for 33.06 percent;  the outstanding debt of foreign-funded enterprises was USD 94.346 billion, accounting for 37.58 percent; the outstanding debt of foreign-funded financial institutions in China was USD 34.509 billion, accounting for 13.74 percent; the outstanding debt of Chinese-funded enterprises was USD 4.357 billion, accounting for 1.74 percent; and the outstanding debt of other institutions was USD 329 million, accounting for 0.13 percent.
From January to June 2009, long- and medium-term external borrowing totaled USD 9.333 billion, a decrease of USD 10.172 billion, or 52.15 percent compared with that during the same period of the last year. Principal repayments totaled USD 19.472 billion, an increase of USD 10.699 billion, or 121.95 percent compared with that during the same period of the last year. Interest payments for the long- and medium-term debt amounted to USD 2.084 billion, an increase of USD 166 million, or 8.65 percent compared with that during the same period of the last year.