Argentina vs Low income: External debt stocks, short-term

Argentina
48.58 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Low income
10.95 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Argentina rank
9th
Low income rank
12th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Argentina
  • Low income
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 48.58 billion DOD, current US$ against 10.95 billion DOD, current US$ in Low income, a difference of 37.63 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Argentina's figure about 4.4 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 9th and Low income ranks 12th of 121 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 1.86 billion DOD, current US$ 912.66 million DOD, current US$ 950.94 million DOD, current US$ Argentina
1980s 8.84 billion DOD, current US$ 4.87 billion DOD, current US$ 3.97 billion DOD, current US$ Argentina
1990s 19.32 billion DOD, current US$ 16.51 billion DOD, current US$ 2.81 billion DOD, current US$ Argentina
2000s 23.33 billion DOD, current US$ 14.08 billion DOD, current US$ 9.25 billion DOD, current US$ Argentina
2010s 42.87 billion DOD, current US$ 11.16 billion DOD, current US$ 31.72 billion DOD, current US$ Argentina
2020s 47.88 billion DOD, current US$ 12.93 billion DOD, current US$ 34.94 billion DOD, current US$ Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Argentina or Low income?
Argentina, at 48.58 billion DOD, current US$ against 10.95 billion DOD, current US$ in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Argentina and Low income?
37.63 billion DOD, current US$, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Low income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Low income rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Argentina ranks 9th and Low income ranks 12th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-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
133 places, 6,256 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.