China vs India: External debt stocks, long-term
China
1.07 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2024
India
555.31 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
External debt stocks, long-term over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 1.07 trillion DOD, current US$ against 555.31 billion DOD, current US$ in India, a difference of 511.44 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was India ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.98 billion DOD, current US$ | 34.61 billion DOD, current US$ | 18.63 billion DOD, current US$ | India |
| 1990s | 88.30 billion DOD, current US$ | 84.46 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.84 billion DOD, current US$ | China |
| 2000s | 149.52 billion DOD, current US$ | 131.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 17.71 billion DOD, current US$ | China |
| 2010s | 516.59 billion DOD, current US$ | 349.26 billion DOD, current US$ | 167.33 billion DOD, current US$ | China |
| 2020s | 1.16 trillion DOD, current US$ | 489.82 billion DOD, current US$ | 666.57 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, China or India?
- China, at 1.07 trillion DOD, current US$ against 555.31 billion DOD, current US$ in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between China and India?
- 511.44 billion DOD, current US$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.