India vs Pakistan: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita

India
493.79 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Pakistan
516.25 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
India rank
92nd
Pakistan rank
90th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • India
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 516.25 DOD, current US$ per person against 493.79 DOD, current US$ per person in India, a difference of 22.46 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pakistan ahead.

India ranks 92nd and Pakistan ranks 90th of 122 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 21.21 DOD, current US$ per person 83 DOD, current US$ per person 61.78 DOD, current US$ per person Pakistan
1980s 51.65 DOD, current US$ per person 139.86 DOD, current US$ per person 88.21 DOD, current US$ per person Pakistan
1990s 97.31 DOD, current US$ per person 207.54 DOD, current US$ per person 110.22 DOD, current US$ per person Pakistan
2000s 130.91 DOD, current US$ per person 225.79 DOD, current US$ per person 94.88 DOD, current US$ per person Pakistan
2010s 334.29 DOD, current US$ per person 352.27 DOD, current US$ per person 17.98 DOD, current US$ per person Pakistan
2020s 442.29 DOD, current US$ per person 523.42 DOD, current US$ per person 81.13 DOD, current US$ per person Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, India or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 516.25 DOD, current US$ per person against 493.79 DOD, current US$ per person in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between India and Pakistan?
22.46 DOD, current US$ per person, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Pakistan rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
India ranks 92nd and Pakistan ranks 90th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.