China vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term
External debt stocks, long-term over time
- China
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 1.83 trillion DOD, current US$ against 1.07 trillion DOD, current US$ in China, a difference of 764.69 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.7 times China's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 122 countries.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.98 billion DOD, current US$ | 88.71 billion DOD, current US$ | 72.73 billion DOD, current US$ | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 88.30 billion DOD, current US$ | 293.30 billion DOD, current US$ | 205.00 billion DOD, current US$ | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 149.52 billion DOD, current US$ | 402.21 billion DOD, current US$ | 252.69 billion DOD, current US$ | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 516.59 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.05 trillion DOD, current US$ | 533.35 billion DOD, current US$ | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 1.16 trillion DOD, current US$ | 1.93 trillion DOD, current US$ | 768.71 billion DOD, current US$ | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, China or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 1.83 trillion DOD, current US$ against 1.07 trillion DOD, current US$ in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 764.69 billion DOD, current US$, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- China ranks 1st and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.