China vs Upper middle income: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
China
1.26 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Upper middle income
2.06 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2025
China rank
1st
Upper middle income rank
3rd
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- China
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 2.06 trillion DOD, current US$ against 1.26 trillion DOD, current US$ in China, a difference of 804.62 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 1.6 times China's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 123 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 74.53 billion DOD, current US$ | 68.50 billion DOD, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 17.84 billion DOD, current US$ | 203.51 billion DOD, current US$ | 185.67 billion DOD, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 129.20 billion DOD, current US$ | 367.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 238.61 billion DOD, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 947.08 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.50 trillion DOD, current US$ | 550.62 billion DOD, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 1.28 trillion DOD, current US$ | 1.96 trillion DOD, current US$ | 682.29 billion DOD, current US$ | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, China or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 2.06 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 Upper middle income?
- 804.62 billion DOD, current US$, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Upper middle income?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do China and Upper middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- China ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.