China vs Thailand: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

China
926.83 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Thailand
968.24 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
China rank
19th
Thailand rank
16th

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • China
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 968.24 DOD, current US$ per person against 926.83 DOD, current US$ per person in China, a difference of 41.41 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Thailand ahead.

China ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 16th of 121 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Thailand Difference Ahead
1980s 5.64 DOD, current US$ per person 72.33 DOD, current US$ per person 66.69 DOD, current US$ per person Thailand
1990s 14.81 DOD, current US$ per person 455.57 DOD, current US$ per person 440.76 DOD, current US$ per person Thailand
2000s 98.61 DOD, current US$ per person 254.77 DOD, current US$ per person 156.16 DOD, current US$ per person Thailand
2010s 687.16 DOD, current US$ per person 750.78 DOD, current US$ per person 63.62 DOD, current US$ per person Thailand
2020s 915.87 DOD, current US$ per person 931.9 DOD, current US$ per person 16.03 DOD, current US$ per person Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, China or Thailand?
Thailand, at 968.24 DOD, current US$ per person against 926.83 DOD, current US$ per person in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between China and Thailand?
41.41 DOD, current US$ per person, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do China and Thailand rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
China ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 16th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,256 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.