Brazil vs China: External debt stocks, long-term

Brazil
503.61 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
China
1.07 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
1st

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Brazil
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 1.07 trillion DOD, current US$ against 503.61 billion DOD, current US$ in Brazil, a difference of 563.14 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes China's figure about 2.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 120 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 89.11 billion DOD, current US$ 15.98 billion DOD, current US$ 73.12 billion DOD, current US$ Brazil
1990s 138.01 billion DOD, current US$ 88.30 billion DOD, current US$ 49.71 billion DOD, current US$ Brazil
2000s 194.08 billion DOD, current US$ 149.52 billion DOD, current US$ 44.56 billion DOD, current US$ Brazil
2010s 441.19 billion DOD, current US$ 516.59 billion DOD, current US$ 75.40 billion DOD, current US$ China
2020s 491.15 billion DOD, current US$ 1.16 trillion DOD, current US$ 665.24 billion DOD, current US$ China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Brazil or China?
China, at 1.07 trillion DOD, current US$ against 503.61 billion DOD, current US$ in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Brazil and China?
563.14 billion DOD, current US$, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.