Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Long-term in Argentina
Argentina: Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Long-term was 43.53 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6), Long-term in Argentina, 1991–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 43.53 billion US dollar for portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 208.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term in Argentina peaked at 43.53 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.56 billion US dollar, in 2008.
Argentina ranks 24th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Long-term in Argentina, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.10 billion US dollar | — |
| 1992 | 14.96 billion US dollar | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 18.18 billion US dollar | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 15.67 billion US dollar | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 18.87 billion US dollar | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 22.44 billion US dollar | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 24.43 billion US dollar | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 26.77 billion US dollar | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 30.51 billion US dollar | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 31.95 billion US dollar | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 15.47 billion US dollar | -51.6% |
| 2007 | 14.18 billion US dollar | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 11.56 billion US dollar | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 12.79 billion US dollar | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 12.61 billion US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 12.46 billion US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 12.60 billion US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.33 billion US dollar | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 13.32 billion US dollar | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.13 billion US dollar | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 14.18 billion US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.39 billion US dollar | +43.8% |
| 2018 | 27.17 billion US dollar | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 29.52 billion US dollar | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 28.22 billion US dollar | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 28.68 billion US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 31.44 billion US dollar | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 36.08 billion US dollar | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 39.28 billion US dollar | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 43.53 billion US dollar | +10.8% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 43.53 billion US dollar is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 141.96 million US dollar, 306.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 43.53 billion US dollar is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 104.10 million US dollar, 418.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.77 billion US dollar | 14.96 billion US dollar | 30.51 billion US dollar | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.19 billion US dollar | 11.56 billion US dollar | 31.95 billion US dollar | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.97 billion US dollar | 12.46 billion US dollar | 29.52 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.54 billion US dollar | 28.22 billion US dollar | 43.53 billion US dollar | 6 |
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 portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term in Argentina?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term in Argentina was 43.53 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 43.53 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.56 billion US dollar in 2008.
- How does Argentina rank for portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term?
- Argentina ranks 24th out of 141 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 208.0%. 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 Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6), Long-term (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.