India vs Middle income: External debt stocks, total
External debt stocks, total over time
- India
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 8.69 trillion DOD, current US$ against 716.46 billion DOD, current US$ in India, a difference of 7.98 trillion DOD, current US$.
That makes Middle income's figure about 12.1 times India's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 2nd of 121 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.00 billion DOD, current US$ | 165.26 billion DOD, current US$ | 152.26 billion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
| 1980s | 40.38 billion DOD, current US$ | 682.58 billion DOD, current US$ | 642.19 billion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
| 1990s | 92.53 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.40 trillion DOD, current US$ | 1.31 trillion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
| 2000s | 151.71 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.24 trillion DOD, current US$ | 2.09 trillion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
| 2010s | 443.03 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.78 trillion DOD, current US$ | 5.34 trillion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
| 2020s | 631.30 billion DOD, current US$ | 8.45 trillion DOD, current US$ | 7.82 trillion DOD, current US$ | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total, India or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 8.69 trillion DOD, current US$ against 716.46 billion DOD, current US$ in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between India and Middle income?
- 7.98 trillion DOD, current US$, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do India and Middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- India ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 2nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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.