Argentina vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term

Argentina
146.60 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
874.01 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Argentina rank
10th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
7th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Argentina
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 874.01 billion DOD, current US$ against 146.60 billion DOD, current US$ in Argentina, a difference of 727.42 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.0 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 10th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 122 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 7.77 billion DOD, current US$ 10.85 billion DOD, current US$ 3.08 billion DOD, current US$ Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 38.29 billion DOD, current US$ 40.49 billion DOD, current US$ 2.21 billion DOD, current US$ Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 73.07 billion DOD, current US$ 82.20 billion DOD, current US$ 9.14 billion DOD, current US$ Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 110.33 billion DOD, current US$ 264.53 billion DOD, current US$ 154.19 billion DOD, current US$ Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 132.63 billion DOD, current US$ 657.16 billion DOD, current US$ 524.53 billion DOD, current US$ Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 152.49 billion DOD, current US$ 813.36 billion DOD, current US$ 660.87 billion DOD, current US$ Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Argentina or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 874.01 billion DOD, current US$ against 146.60 billion DOD, current US$ in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Argentina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
727.42 billion DOD, current US$, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Argentina ranks 10th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,450 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.