Which has higher short-term debt, Argentina or Middle income?

Argentina, at 47.1% against 24.3% in Middle income as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Middle income?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Middle income: Short-term debt

Argentina

47.1%

in 2024

Middle income

24.3%

in 2024

Argentina rank

9th

Middle income rank

8th

Short-term debt over time

Argentina
Middle income

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 47.1% against 24.3% in Middle income, a difference of 22.8%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.9 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 8th of 119 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Middle income	Difference	Ahead
1980s	84.9%	36.5%	48.4%	Argentina
1990s	71.6%	34.0%	37.7%	Argentina
2000s	48.7%	18.1%	30.6%	Argentina
2010s	51.9%	27.5%	24.4%	Argentina
2020s	53.1%	26.7%	26.4%	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Argentina or Middle income?: Argentina, at 47.1% against 24.3% in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Argentina and Middle income?: 22.8%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Middle income?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Middle income rank globally for short-term debt?: Argentina ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 8th of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% 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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Indicator: Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit: % of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 151 places, 5,838 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.