India vs Pakistan: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita

India
63.14 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Pakistan
64.9 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
India rank
82nd
Pakistan rank
81st

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time

  • India
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 64.9 TDS, current US$ per person against 63.14 TDS, current US$ per person in India, a difference of 1.76 TDS, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pakistan ahead.

India ranks 82nd and Pakistan ranks 81st of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.64 TDS, current US$ per person 4.86 TDS, current US$ per person 3.22 TDS, current US$ per person Pakistan
1980s 4.58 TDS, current US$ per person 14.01 TDS, current US$ per person 9.43 TDS, current US$ per person Pakistan
1990s 10.4 TDS, current US$ per person 20.8 TDS, current US$ per person 10.4 TDS, current US$ per person Pakistan
2000s 18.13 TDS, current US$ per person 17.44 TDS, current US$ per person 0.6976 TDS, current US$ per person India
2010s 38.29 TDS, current US$ per person 26.1 TDS, current US$ per person 12.19 TDS, current US$ per person India
2020s 51.57 TDS, current US$ per person 59.27 TDS, current US$ per person 7.71 TDS, current US$ per person Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, India or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 64.9 TDS, current US$ per person against 63.14 TDS, current US$ per person in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between India and Pakistan?
1.76 TDS, current US$ per person, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Pakistan rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
India ranks 82nd and Pakistan ranks 81st of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
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Debt service on external debt, total (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.