Lower middle income vs Thailand: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Lower middle income
- Thailand
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 346.09 billion DOD, current US$ against 70.89 billion DOD, current US$ in Thailand, a difference of 275.20 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 4.9 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 5th and Thailand ranks 5th of 13 groups.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.05 billion DOD, current US$ | 854.40 million DOD, current US$ | 5.20 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 25.32 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.47 billion DOD, current US$ | 21.86 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 33.99 billion DOD, current US$ | 27.01 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.98 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 48.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 16.83 billion DOD, current US$ | 31.21 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 172.70 billion DOD, current US$ | 52.74 billion DOD, current US$ | 119.97 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 292.79 billion DOD, current US$ | 67.83 billion DOD, current US$ | 224.96 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Lower middle income or Thailand?
- Lower middle income, at 346.09 billion DOD, current US$ against 70.89 billion DOD, current US$ in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Lower middle income and Thailand?
- 275.20 billion DOD, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Thailand?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Thailand rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Lower middle income ranks 5th and Thailand ranks 5th of 13 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.