China vs Lower middle income: PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$)
PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$) over time
- China
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 72.23 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.10 billion DOD, current US$ in China, a difference of 58.13 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 5.1 times China's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 95 countries.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 792.14 million DOD, current US$ | 11.59 billion DOD, current US$ | 10.80 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 6.37 billion DOD, current US$ | 24.07 billion DOD, current US$ | 17.70 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 11.51 billion DOD, current US$ | 16.18 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.67 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 13.42 billion DOD, current US$ | 27.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 14.39 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 15.24 billion DOD, current US$ | 59.68 billion DOD, current US$ | 44.45 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ppg, ibrd, China or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 72.23 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.10 billion DOD, current US$ in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ppg, ibrd between China and Lower middle income?
- 58.13 billion DOD, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lower middle income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do China and Lower middle income rank globally for ppg, ibrd?
- China ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt outstanding from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is nonconcessional. Nonconcessional debt excludes loans with an original grant element of 35 percent or more. Data are in current U.S. dollars.