China vs South Asia: PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$)

China
14.10 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
South Asia
24.17 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
China rank
7th
South Asia rank
9th

PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$) over time

  • China
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 24.17 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.10 billion DOD, current US$ in China, a difference of 10.07 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes South Asia's figure about 1.7 times China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Asia ahead.

China ranks 7th and South Asia ranks 9th of 95 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China South Asia Difference Ahead
1980s 792.14 million DOD, current US$ 1.63 billion DOD, current US$ 833.94 million DOD, current US$ South Asia
1990s 6.37 billion DOD, current US$ 7.67 billion DOD, current US$ 1.30 billion DOD, current US$ South Asia
2000s 11.51 billion DOD, current US$ 6.16 billion DOD, current US$ 5.35 billion DOD, current US$ China
2010s 13.42 billion DOD, current US$ 12.54 billion DOD, current US$ 877.61 million DOD, current US$ China
2020s 15.24 billion DOD, current US$ 21.60 billion DOD, current US$ 6.36 billion DOD, current US$ South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ppg, ibrd, China or South Asia?
South Asia, at 24.17 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 South Asia?
10.07 billion DOD, current US$, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Asia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do China and South Asia rank globally for ppg, ibrd?
China ranks 7th and South Asia ranks 9th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 4,283 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.