China vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term

China
1.31 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1.51 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2024
China rank
1st
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
4th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • China
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 1.51 trillion DOD, current US$ against 1.31 trillion DOD, current US$ in China, a difference of 201.74 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.2 times China's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 122 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 6.04 billion DOD, current US$ 23.05 billion DOD, current US$ 17.01 billion DOD, current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 17.84 billion DOD, current US$ 75.30 billion DOD, current US$ 57.46 billion DOD, current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 129.20 billion DOD, current US$ 173.96 billion DOD, current US$ 44.77 billion DOD, current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 947.08 billion DOD, current US$ 1.08 trillion DOD, current US$ 130.08 billion DOD, current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 1.29 trillion DOD, current US$ 1.47 trillion DOD, current US$ 177.68 billion DOD, current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, China or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 1.51 trillion DOD, current US$ against 1.31 trillion DOD, current US$ in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
201.74 billion DOD, current US$, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
China ranks 1st and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-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, 6,282 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.