China vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term
External debt stocks, short-term over time
- China
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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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About this data
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.