Argentina vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term

Argentina
146.60 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
705.03 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Argentina rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 705.03 billion DOD, current US$ against 146.60 billion DOD, current US$ in Argentina, a difference of 558.44 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.8 times Argentina's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 122 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 7.77 billion DOD, current US$ 17.47 billion DOD, current US$ 9.70 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 38.29 billion DOD, current US$ 86.77 billion DOD, current US$ 48.48 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 73.07 billion DOD, current US$ 168.75 billion DOD, current US$ 95.69 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 110.33 billion DOD, current US$ 190.89 billion DOD, current US$ 80.55 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 132.63 billion DOD, current US$ 423.48 billion DOD, current US$ 290.84 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 152.49 billion DOD, current US$ 672.56 billion DOD, current US$ 520.07 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 705.03 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
558.44 billion DOD, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Argentina ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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.