India vs Lower middle income: PPG, bonds (NFL, current US$)
PPG, bonds (NFL, current US$) over time
- India
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 21.10 billion NFL, current US$ against 5.63 billion NFL, current US$ in India, a difference of 15.47 billion NFL, current US$.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 3.8 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was India ahead.
India ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 79 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Lower middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 288.80 million NFL, current US$ | 218.87 million NFL, current US$ | 69.93 million NFL, current US$ | India |
| 1990s | 365.64 million NFL, current US$ | 936.64 million NFL, current US$ | 571.00 million NFL, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 300.31 million NFL, current US$ | 2.11 billion NFL, current US$ | 1.81 billion NFL, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 7.76 billion NFL, current US$ | 18.33 billion NFL, current US$ | 10.57 billion NFL, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 2.13 billion NFL, current US$ | 11.13 billion NFL, current US$ | 9.00 billion NFL, current US$ | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ppg, bonds, India or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 21.10 billion NFL, current US$ against 5.63 billion NFL, current US$ in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ppg, bonds between India and Lower middle income?
- 15.47 billion NFL, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lower middle income?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do India and Lower middle income rank globally for ppg, bonds?
- India ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as PPG, bonds (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt from bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.