China vs Middle income: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
China
1.26 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Middle income
2.41 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2025
China rank
1st
Middle income rank
2nd
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- China
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 2.41 trillion DOD, current US$ against 1.26 trillion DOD, current US$ in China, a difference of 1.15 trillion DOD, current US$.
That makes Middle income's figure about 1.9 times China's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 2nd of 123 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 101.62 billion DOD, current US$ | 95.58 billion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
| 1990s | 17.84 billion DOD, current US$ | 237.50 billion DOD, current US$ | 219.67 billion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
| 2000s | 129.20 billion DOD, current US$ | 415.85 billion DOD, current US$ | 286.65 billion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
| 2010s | 947.08 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.67 trillion DOD, current US$ | 723.32 billion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
| 2020s | 1.28 trillion DOD, current US$ | 2.25 trillion DOD, current US$ | 975.08 billion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, China or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 2.41 trillion DOD, current US$ against 1.26 trillion DOD, current US$ in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between China and Middle income?
- 1.15 trillion DOD, current US$, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do China and Middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- China ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 2nd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.