China vs Turkey: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
China
1.26 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Turkey
165.75 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
China rank
1st
Turkey rank
2nd
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- China
- Turkey
How they compare
China currently reports 1.26 trillion DOD, current US$ against 165.75 billion DOD, current US$ in Turkey, a difference of 1.09 trillion DOD, current US$.
That makes China's figure about 7.6 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 2nd of 123 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.77 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.27 billion DOD, current US$ | China |
| 1990s | 17.84 billion DOD, current US$ | 15.68 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.15 billion DOD, current US$ | China |
| 2000s | 129.20 billion DOD, current US$ | 38.45 billion DOD, current US$ | 90.75 billion DOD, current US$ | China |
| 2010s | 947.08 billion DOD, current US$ | 107.88 billion DOD, current US$ | 839.20 billion DOD, current US$ | China |
| 2020s | 1.28 trillion DOD, current US$ | 147.92 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.13 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 Turkey?
- China, at 1.26 trillion DOD, current US$ against 165.75 billion DOD, current US$ in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between China and Turkey?
- 1.09 trillion DOD, current US$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do China and Turkey rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- China ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 2nd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.