Argentina vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)

Argentina
4.87 billion NFL, current US$
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
9.86 billion NFL, current US$
in 2025
Argentina rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th

Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) over time

  • Argentina
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 9.86 billion NFL, current US$ against 4.87 billion NFL, current US$ in Argentina, a difference of 4.99 billion NFL, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.0 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Argentina ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 116 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 716.64 million NFL, current US$ 1.33 billion NFL, current US$ 608.99 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 1.81 billion NFL, current US$ 1.97 billion NFL, current US$ 160.67 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 574.45 million NFL, current US$ -499.10 million NFL, current US$ 1.07 billion NFL, current US$ Argentina
2000s -556.75 million NFL, current US$ 2.70 billion NFL, current US$ 3.26 billion NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.74 billion NFL, current US$ 15.50 billion NFL, current US$ 13.76 billion NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 608.09 million NFL, current US$ 4.04 billion NFL, current US$ 3.43 billion NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png), Argentina or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 9.86 billion NFL, current US$ against 4.87 billion NFL, current US$ in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png) between Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
4.99 billion NFL, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png)?
Argentina ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
129 places, 4,819 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank lending (public and publicly guaranteed and private non- guaranteed) and other private credits. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Proposed: Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank and other private creditors lending excluding bonds (public and publicly guaranteed + private nonguaranteed).