Argentina vs Low & middle income: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Argentina
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 13.8% against 4.7% in Low & middle income, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 2.9 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 120 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.9% | 20.9% | 11.0% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 15.9% | 7.6% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 7.8% | 5.9% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 3.7% | 15.1% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 4.7% | 6.2% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Argentina or Low & middle income?
- Argentina, at 13.8% against 4.7% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Argentina and Low & middle income?
- 9.1%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Low & middle income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Low & middle income rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Argentina ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.