How does Argentina rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Argentina ranks 87th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Argentina?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Argentina

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Argentina
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Argentina: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2296 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2296 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

87th

of 121 countries

All-time high

1.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2002

All-time low

0.095 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1974

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Argentina, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 0.2296 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Argentina peaked at 1.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.095 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.

That places Argentina 87th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Argentina, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.1664 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.1702 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1972	0.1716 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1973	0.1212 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.3%
1974	0.095 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.7%
1975	0.1289 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.7%
1976	0.1554 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.6%
1977	0.1503 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1978	0.1132 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.7%
1979	0.206 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+82.0%
1980	0.2201 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1981	0.2909 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.2%
1982	0.3234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
1983	0.3464 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1984	0.3186 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1985	0.4777 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+50.0%
1986	0.4301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1987	0.4718 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1988	0.391 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.1%
1989	0.7036 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+79.9%
1990	0.3463 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-50.8%
1991	0.2617 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.4%
1992	0.2191 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
1993	0.2218 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1994	0.2475 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1995	0.2763 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1996	0.2989 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1997	0.3087 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1998	0.3516 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
1999	0.4147 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.0%
2000	0.4091 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2001	0.4402 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
2002	1.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+176.0%
2003	0.9802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.3%
2004	0.7705 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.4%
2005	0.4316 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.0%
2006	0.3878 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2007	0.3517 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2008	0.3037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
2009	0.3341 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
2010	0.2529 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.3%
2011	0.2151 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
2012	0.2043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2013	0.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2014	0.2223 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
2015	0.1933 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
2016	0.2473 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.0%
2017	0.2603 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2018	0.3413 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.1%
2019	0.3724 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
2020	0.4255 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
2021	0.3172 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.5%
2022	0.2324 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.7%
2023	0.2311 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2024	0.2296 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1478 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.095 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.206 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3974 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2201 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7036 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2947 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2191 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4147 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.5624 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2509 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1933 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3724 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2871 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2296 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4255 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Argentina

84 Guatemala 0.2304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
85 Brazil 0.2304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
86 Samoa 0.2301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
88 Kosovo 0.2296 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
89 Niger 0.2295 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
90 Ethiopia 0.2267 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More external debt data for Argentina

IFC, private nonguaranteed -248.67 million NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -5.44 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -51.14 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.3% (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD 859.15 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 13.8% (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 25.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Other investment, Debt instruments 280.41 billion US dollar (2025)
Use of IMF credit 47.18 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Argentina?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Argentina was 0.2296 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Argentina?: The highest recorded value was 1.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Argentina?: The lowest recorded value was 0.095 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
How does Argentina rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Argentina ranks 87th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Argentina?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Argentina data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.