India vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- India
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 1.83 trillion DOD, current US$ against 590.08 billion DOD, current US$ in India, a difference of 1.24 trillion DOD, current US$.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.1 times India's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 123 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.34 billion DOD, current US$ | 63.68 billion DOD, current US$ | 51.35 billion DOD, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 32.99 billion DOD, current US$ | 251.62 billion DOD, current US$ | 218.62 billion DOD, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 84.46 billion DOD, current US$ | 403.29 billion DOD, current US$ | 318.83 billion DOD, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 131.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 628.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 496.50 billion DOD, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 349.34 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.31 trillion DOD, current US$ | 958.10 billion DOD, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 506.73 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.68 trillion DOD, current US$ | 1.18 trillion DOD, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, India or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 1.83 trillion DOD, current US$ against 590.08 billion DOD, current US$ in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between India and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 1.24 trillion DOD, current US$, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do India and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- India ranks 2nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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.