India vs Thailand: External debt stocks, short-term

India
139.57 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Thailand
69.39 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Thailand rank
5th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • India
  • Thailand
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How they compare

India currently reports 139.57 billion DOD, current US$ against 69.39 billion DOD, current US$ in Thailand, a difference of 70.18 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes India's figure about 2.0 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.

India ranks 3rd and Thailand ranks 5th of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 451.90 million DOD, current US$ 854.40 million DOD, current US$ 402.50 million DOD, current US$ Thailand
1980s 4.11 billion DOD, current US$ 3.47 billion DOD, current US$ 641.70 million DOD, current US$ India
1990s 5.49 billion DOD, current US$ 27.01 billion DOD, current US$ 21.52 billion DOD, current US$ Thailand
2000s 18.39 billion DOD, current US$ 16.83 billion DOD, current US$ 1.56 billion DOD, current US$ India
2010s 87.99 billion DOD, current US$ 52.74 billion DOD, current US$ 35.26 billion DOD, current US$ India
2020s 122.54 billion DOD, current US$ 66.81 billion DOD, current US$ 55.73 billion DOD, current US$ India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, India or Thailand?
India, at 139.57 billion DOD, current US$ against 69.39 billion DOD, current US$ in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between India and Thailand?
70.18 billion DOD, current US$, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Thailand?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Thailand rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
India ranks 3rd and Thailand ranks 5th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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
134 places, 6,282 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.