Argentina vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): External debt stocks, total

Argentina
242.36 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.17 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Argentina rank
8th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
7th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Argentina
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0250.0B500.0B750.0B1.0T1.2T197019972024

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.17 trillion DOD, current US$ against 242.36 billion DOD, current US$ in Argentina, a difference of 926.93 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.8 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 8th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 9.81 billion DOD, current US$ 14.51 billion DOD, current US$ 4.71 billion DOD, current US$ Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 48.92 billion DOD, current US$ 48.82 billion DOD, current US$ 99.62 million DOD, current US$ Argentina
1990s 96.81 billion DOD, current US$ 105.27 billion DOD, current US$ 8.46 billion DOD, current US$ Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 141.64 billion DOD, current US$ 357.26 billion DOD, current US$ 215.61 billion DOD, current US$ Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 185.67 billion DOD, current US$ 848.30 billion DOD, current US$ 662.64 billion DOD, current US$ Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 249.17 billion DOD, current US$ 1.07 trillion DOD, current US$ 816.84 billion DOD, current US$ Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Argentina or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.17 trillion DOD, current US$ against 242.36 billion DOD, current US$ in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Argentina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
926.93 billion DOD, current US$, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Argentina ranks 8th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (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, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.