China vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square

China
137,129 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
10,393 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
11th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th

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

  • China
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019962023

How they compare

China currently reports 137,129 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,393 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 126,736 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 13.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

China ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 120 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 643.26 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,784 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,141 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 1,900 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,365 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 464.92 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 13,762 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,788 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10,973 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre China
2010s 100,879 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 5,029 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 95,850 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre China
2020s 137,298 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 8,790 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 128,507 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$), per square, China or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
China, at 137,129 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,393 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
126,736 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
China ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.