China (People’s Republic of) vs Low & middle income: External debt stocks, long-term

China (People’s Republic of)
1.07 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Low & middle income
6.17 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
Low & middle income rank
1st

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 6.17 trillion DOD, current US$ against 1.07 trillion DOD, current US$ in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 5.10 trillion DOD, current US$.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 5.8 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 1st of 121 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 15.98 billion DOD, current US$ 629.27 billion DOD, current US$ 613.29 billion DOD, current US$ Low & middle income
1990s 88.30 billion DOD, current US$ 1.20 trillion DOD, current US$ 1.12 trillion DOD, current US$ Low & middle income
2000s 149.52 billion DOD, current US$ 1.83 trillion DOD, current US$ 1.68 trillion DOD, current US$ Low & middle income
2010s 516.59 billion DOD, current US$ 4.13 trillion DOD, current US$ 3.61 trillion DOD, current US$ Low & middle income
2020s 1.16 trillion DOD, current US$ 6.07 trillion DOD, current US$ 4.91 trillion DOD, current US$ Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, China (People’s Republic of) or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 6.17 trillion DOD, current US$ against 1.07 trillion DOD, current US$ in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between China (People’s Republic of) and Low & middle income?
5.10 trillion DOD, current US$, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Low & middle income?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Low & middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 1st of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.