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

Brazil
41.69 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
China
79.27 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Brazil rank
2nd
China rank
1st

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

  • Brazil
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 79.27 billion TDS, current US$ against 41.69 billion TDS, current US$ in Brazil, a difference of 37.58 billion TDS, current US$.

That makes China's figure about 1.9 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st of 123 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China Difference Ahead
1980s 8.85 billion TDS, current US$ 2.63 billion TDS, current US$ 6.22 billion TDS, current US$ Brazil
1990s 10.93 billion TDS, current US$ 11.31 billion TDS, current US$ 376.04 million TDS, current US$ China
2000s 20.18 billion TDS, current US$ 10.72 billion TDS, current US$ 9.46 billion TDS, current US$ Brazil
2010s 24.29 billion TDS, current US$ 18.79 billion TDS, current US$ 5.50 billion TDS, current US$ Brazil
2020s 32.72 billion TDS, current US$ 75.69 billion TDS, current US$ 42.97 billion TDS, current US$ 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), Brazil or China?
China, at 79.27 billion TDS, current US$ against 41.69 billion TDS, current US$ in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Brazil and China?
37.58 billion TDS, current US$, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$). 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$)
Unit
TDS, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.