China vs Viet Nam: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

China
56.26 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Viet Nam
57.93 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
China rank
71st
Viet Nam rank
70th

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time

  • China
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 57.93 TDS, current US$ per person against 56.26 TDS, current US$ per person in China, a difference of 1.67 TDS, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was China ahead.

China ranks 71st and Viet Nam ranks 70th of 122 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 2.46 TDS, current US$ per person 0.3654 TDS, current US$ per person 2.1 TDS, current US$ per person China
1990s 9.37 TDS, current US$ per person 6.44 TDS, current US$ per person 2.93 TDS, current US$ per person China
2000s 8.28 TDS, current US$ per person 12.58 TDS, current US$ per person 4.29 TDS, current US$ per person Viet Nam
2010s 13.62 TDS, current US$ per person 33.1 TDS, current US$ per person 19.49 TDS, current US$ per person Viet Nam
2020s 53.64 TDS, current US$ per person 49.22 TDS, current US$ per person 4.43 TDS, current US$ per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), China or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 57.93 TDS, current US$ per person against 56.26 TDS, current US$ per person in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between China and Viet Nam?
1.67 TDS, current US$ per person, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Viet Nam?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do China and Viet Nam rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
China ranks 71st and Viet Nam ranks 70th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,413 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.