China vs Low income: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square

China
137,129 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low income
749.21 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
11th
Low income rank
12th

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

  • China
  • Low income
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How they compare

China currently reports 137,129 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 749.21 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Low income, a difference of 136,380 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 183.0 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Low income ahead.

China ranks 11th and Low income ranks 12th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Low income Difference Ahead
1980s 643.26 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 489.64 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 153.62 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre China
1990s 1,900 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,403 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 497.15 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre China
2000s 13,762 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,162 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 12,600 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre China
2010s 100,879 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 787.65 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 100,092 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre China
2020s 137,298 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 914.05 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 136,384 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, China or Low income?
China, at 137,129 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 749.21 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between China and Low income?
136,380 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low income?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do China and Low income rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
China ranks 11th and Low income ranks 12th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
132 places, 6,001 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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