China vs Middle income: External debt stocks, long-term
China
1.07 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Middle income
5.96 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2024
China rank
1st
Middle income rank
2nd
External debt stocks, long-term over time
- China
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 5.96 trillion DOD, current US$ against 1.07 trillion DOD, current US$ in China, a difference of 4.90 trillion DOD, current US$.
That makes Middle income's figure about 5.6 times China's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.98 billion DOD, current US$ | 583.24 billion DOD, current US$ | 567.26 billion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
| 1990s | 88.30 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.13 trillion DOD, current US$ | 1.04 trillion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
| 2000s | 149.52 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.76 trillion DOD, current US$ | 1.61 trillion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
| 2010s | 516.59 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.00 trillion DOD, current US$ | 3.49 trillion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
| 2020s | 1.16 trillion DOD, current US$ | 5.88 trillion DOD, current US$ | 4.72 trillion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, China or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 5.96 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 Middle income?
- 4.90 trillion DOD, current US$, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do China and Middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- China ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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.