China vs Low & middle income: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
China
968.18 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Low & middle income
6.62 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2025
China rank
1st
Low & middle income rank
1st
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 6.62 trillion DOD, current US$ against 968.18 billion DOD, current US$ in China, a difference of 5.65 trillion DOD, current US$.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 6.8 times China's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 1st of 123 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.98 billion DOD, current US$ | 629.26 billion DOD, current US$ | 613.28 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 | 519.86 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.17 trillion DOD, current US$ | 3.65 trillion DOD, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 1.13 trillion DOD, current US$ | 6.21 trillion DOD, current US$ | 5.09 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 or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 6.62 trillion DOD, current US$ against 968.18 billion DOD, current US$ in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between China and Low & middle income?
- 5.65 trillion DOD, current US$, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- China ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 1st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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.