China vs Lower middle income: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- China
- Lower middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 31.0% against 18.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 12.2%.
That makes China's figure about 1.6 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Lower middle income ahead.
China ranks 19th and Lower middle income ranks 21st of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.4% | 40.0% | 22.6% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 23.9% | 8.9% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 11.3% | 6.2% | China |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 17.1% | 20.2% | China |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 20.9% | 13.7% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, China or Lower middle income?
- China, at 31.0% against 18.8% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between China and Lower middle income?
- 12.2%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lower middle income?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do China and Lower middle income rank globally for short-term debt?
- China ranks 19th and Lower middle income ranks 21st of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.