China (People’s Republic of) vs Upper middle income: PPG, commercial banks

China (People’s Republic of)
26.77 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
Upper middle income
30.53 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
Upper middle income rank
3rd

PPG, commercial banks over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 30.53 billion NFL, current US$ against 26.77 billion NFL, current US$ in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 3.76 billion NFL, current US$.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 1.1 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Upper middle income ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 115 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 1.21 billion NFL, current US$ 8.38 billion NFL, current US$ 7.17 billion NFL, current US$ Upper middle income
1990s 1.10 billion NFL, current US$ 1.33 billion NFL, current US$ 232.64 million NFL, current US$ Upper middle income
2000s -556.96 million NFL, current US$ -3.71 billion NFL, current US$ 3.15 billion NFL, current US$ China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 6.39 billion NFL, current US$ 8.93 billion NFL, current US$ 2.54 billion NFL, current US$ Upper middle income
2020s 16.73 billion NFL, current US$ 16.05 billion NFL, current US$ 679.34 million NFL, current US$ China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ppg, commercial banks, China (People’s Republic of) or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 30.53 billion NFL, current US$ against 26.77 billion NFL, current US$ in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in ppg, commercial banks between China (People’s Republic of) and Upper middle income?
3.76 billion NFL, current US$, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Upper middle income?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Upper middle income rank globally for ppg, commercial banks?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 115 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
127 places, 4,649 data points, 1970–2024
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Public and publicly guaranteed commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions. 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.