India vs Lower middle income: External debt stocks, long-term

India
555.31 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Lower middle income
1.83 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Lower middle income rank
5th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • India
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 1.83 trillion DOD, current US$ against 555.31 billion DOD, current US$ in India, a difference of 1.27 trillion DOD, current US$.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 3.3 times India's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 122 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$ 45.70 billion DOD, current US$ 33.36 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income
1980s 32.99 billion DOD, current US$ 193.98 billion DOD, current US$ 160.99 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income
1990s 84.46 billion DOD, current US$ 383.40 billion DOD, current US$ 298.93 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income
2000s 131.81 billion DOD, current US$ 489.90 billion DOD, current US$ 358.09 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income
2010s 349.26 billion DOD, current US$ 1.07 trillion DOD, current US$ 723.92 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income
2020s 489.82 billion DOD, current US$ 1.71 trillion DOD, current US$ 1.22 trillion 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 1.83 trillion DOD, current US$ against 555.31 billion DOD, current US$ in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between India and Lower middle income?
1.27 trillion DOD, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lower middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Lower middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
India ranks 2nd and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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
134 places, 6,450 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.