China vs India: External debt stocks, short-term
China
1.31 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2024
India
139.57 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
External debt stocks, short-term over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 1.31 trillion DOD, current US$ against 139.57 billion DOD, current US$ in India, a difference of 1.17 trillion DOD, current US$.
That makes China's figure about 9.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was India ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.78 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.26 billion DOD, current US$ | China |
| 1990s | 17.84 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.49 billion DOD, current US$ | 12.34 billion DOD, current US$ | China |
| 2000s | 129.20 billion DOD, current US$ | 18.39 billion DOD, current US$ | 110.80 billion DOD, current US$ | China |
| 2010s | 947.08 billion DOD, current US$ | 87.99 billion DOD, current US$ | 859.08 billion DOD, current US$ | China |
| 2020s | 1.29 trillion DOD, current US$ | 122.54 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.17 trillion DOD, current US$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, China or India?
- China, at 1.31 trillion DOD, current US$ against 139.57 billion DOD, current US$ in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between China and India?
- 1.17 trillion DOD, current US$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.