Argentina vs Pacific island small states: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Argentina
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 47.1% against 24.8% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 22.3%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.9 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 9th and Pacific island small states ranks 6th of 119 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.7% | 4.9% | 64.8% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 84.9% | 4.7% | 80.2% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 71.6% | 2.7% | 68.9% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 4.3% | 44.4% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 10.0% | 41.9% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 20.5% | 32.6% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Argentina or Pacific island small states?
- Argentina, at 47.1% against 24.8% in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Argentina and Pacific island small states?
- 22.3%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Pacific island small states?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Pacific island small states rank globally for short-term debt?
- Argentina ranks 9th and Pacific island small states ranks 6th 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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About this data
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.