Argentina vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term

Argentina
48.58 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
107.84 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Argentina rank
9th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
10th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Argentina
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 107.84 billion DOD, current US$ against 48.58 billion DOD, current US$ in Argentina, a difference of 59.25 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Argentina ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 122 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 42.87 billion DOD, current US$ 50.60 billion DOD, current US$ 7.73 billion DOD, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 47.88 billion DOD, current US$ 92.30 billion DOD, current US$ 44.42 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 107.84 billion DOD, current US$ against 48.58 billion DOD, current US$ in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
59.25 billion DOD, current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Argentina ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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
134 places, 6,282 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.