Argentina vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Argentina
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 121.96 billion DOD, current US$ against 31.63 billion DOD, current US$ in Argentina, a difference of 90.33 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.9 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Argentina ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 123 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.86 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.25 billion DOD, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 8.84 billion DOD, current US$ | 16.30 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.46 billion DOD, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 19.32 billion DOD, current US$ | 23.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.49 billion DOD, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 23.33 billion DOD, current US$ | 28.07 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.74 billion DOD, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 45.10 billion DOD, current US$ | 50.79 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.69 billion DOD, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 27.29 billion DOD, current US$ | 97.97 billion DOD, current US$ | 70.69 billion DOD, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Argentina or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 121.96 billion DOD, current US$ against 31.63 billion DOD, current US$ in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 90.33 billion DOD, current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Argentina ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.