India vs Low & middle income: External debt stocks, short-term

India
139.57 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Low & middle income
2.39 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Low & middle income rank
1st

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • India
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 2.39 trillion DOD, current US$ against 139.57 billion DOD, current US$ in India, a difference of 2.25 trillion DOD, current US$.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 17.2 times India's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 3rd and Low & middle income ranks 1st of 121 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 451.90 million DOD, current US$ 26.52 billion DOD, current US$ 26.07 billion DOD, current US$ Low & middle income
1980s 4.11 billion DOD, current US$ 104.97 billion DOD, current US$ 100.86 billion DOD, current US$ Low & middle income
1990s 5.49 billion DOD, current US$ 253.90 billion DOD, current US$ 248.41 billion DOD, current US$ Low & middle income
2000s 18.39 billion DOD, current US$ 429.81 billion DOD, current US$ 411.42 billion DOD, current US$ Low & middle income
2010s 87.99 billion DOD, current US$ 1.67 trillion DOD, current US$ 1.59 trillion DOD, current US$ Low & middle income
2020s 122.54 billion DOD, current US$ 2.26 trillion DOD, current US$ 2.14 trillion DOD, current US$ Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, India or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 2.39 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 India and Low & middle income?
2.25 trillion DOD, current US$, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low & middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Low & middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
India ranks 3rd and Low & middle income ranks 1st of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,256 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.