India vs Lower middle income: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
India
590.08 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Lower middle income
1.68 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2025
India rank
2nd
Lower middle income rank
6th
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- India
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 1.68 trillion DOD, current US$ against 590.08 billion DOD, current US$ in India, a difference of 1.09 trillion DOD, current US$.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 2.9 times India's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 123 countries.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.34 billion DOD, current US$ | 41.42 billion DOD, current US$ | 29.08 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 32.99 billion DOD, current US$ | 169.65 billion DOD, current US$ | 136.66 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 84.46 billion DOD, current US$ | 315.17 billion DOD, current US$ | 230.70 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 131.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 403.50 billion DOD, current US$ | 271.69 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 349.34 billion DOD, current US$ | 925.20 billion DOD, current US$ | 575.86 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 506.73 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.50 trillion DOD, current US$ | 995.84 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, India or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 1.68 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 Lower middle income?
- 1.09 trillion DOD, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lower middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do India and Lower middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- India ranks 2nd and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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.