China vs India: Debt service on external debt, total
China
352.50 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
India
91.62 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Debt service on external debt, total over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 352.50 billion TDS, current US$ against 91.62 billion TDS, current US$ in India, a difference of 260.88 billion TDS, current US$.
That makes China's figure about 3.8 times India's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was China ahead.
Globally, China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 121 countries.
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About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars.