Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Argentina
Argentina: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) was 58.32 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Argentina, 1993–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2030, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Argentina stood at 58.32.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Argentina peaked at 154.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.89, in 1993.
Argentina ranks 80th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 26.89 | — |
| 1994 | 28.43 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 30.75 | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 32.55 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 31.68 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 34.15 | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 38.92 | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 40.83 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 48.01 | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 147.2 | +206.6% |
| 2003 | 125.16 | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 117.88 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 80.28 | -31.9% |
| 2006 | 70.79 | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 62.13 | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 53.81 | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 55.4 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 43.45 | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 38.93 | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 40.44 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 43.5 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 44.7 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 52.56 | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 53.06 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 57.03 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 85.25 | +49.5% |
| 2019 | 89.84 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 103.82 | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 81.04 | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 84.3 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 154.6 | +83.4% |
| 2024 | 84.65 | -45.2% |
| 2025 | 78.84 | -6.9% |
| 2026 | 73.55 | -6.7% |
| 2027 | 68.86 | -6.4% |
| 2028 | 65.48 | -4.9% |
| 2029 | 61.57 | -6.0% |
| 2030 | 58.32 | -5.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 58.32 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.49, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 58.32 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.33, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +206.6% | 48.01 | 147.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.91 | 26.89 | 38.92 | 7 |
| 2000s | 80.15 | 40.83 | 147.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.88 | 38.93 | 89.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.67 | 61.57 | 154.6 | 10 |
| 2030s | 58.32 | 58.32 | 58.32 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More external debt data for Argentina
- Net financial flows, IBRD 2.10 billion NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Use of IMF credit 64.18 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 116.31 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 165.84 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 31.63 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 12.1% (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 25.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Argentina?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Argentina was 58.32 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 154.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.89 in 1993.
- How does Argentina rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2030.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October