Afghanistan vs China: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.1019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
China
0.057 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
113th
China rank
116th

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • China
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.1019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.057 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0449 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.8 times China's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 113th and China ranks 116th of 121 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan China Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1735 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0462 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1274 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.108 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0615 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0656 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0493 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or China?
Afghanistan, at 0.1019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.057 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and China?
0.0449 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 113th and China ranks 116th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.