China vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): External debt stocks, total
External debt stocks, total over time
- China
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 3.41 trillion DOD, current US$ against 2.42 trillion DOD, current US$ in China, a difference of 989.52 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.4 times China's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 122 countries.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 114.22 billion DOD, current US$ | 92.11 billion DOD, current US$ | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 106.22 billion DOD, current US$ | 373.50 billion DOD, current US$ | 267.28 billion DOD, current US$ | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 280.12 billion DOD, current US$ | 586.56 billion DOD, current US$ | 306.44 billion DOD, current US$ | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.47 trillion DOD, current US$ | 2.14 trillion DOD, current US$ | 670.53 billion DOD, current US$ | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 2.49 trillion DOD, current US$ | 3.46 trillion DOD, current US$ | 967.04 billion DOD, current US$ | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total, China or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 3.41 trillion DOD, current US$ against 2.42 trillion DOD, current US$ in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 989.52 billion DOD, current US$, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- China ranks 1st and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.