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Government debt in Argentina

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Argentina's government debt is 80.10 % — #92 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

80.10%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.8 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Argentina over time

153.40 %89.20 %25.00 %153.40 % · 202325.00 % · 19921992: 25.00 %1993: 26.90 %1994: 28.40 %1995: 30.70 %1996: 32.60 %1997: 31.70 %1998: 34.10 %1999: 38.90 %2000: 40.80 %2001: 48.00 %2002: 147.20 %2003: 125.20 %2004: 117.90 %2005: 80.30 %2006: 70.80 %2007: 62.10 %2008: 53.80 %2009: 55.40 %2010: 43.50 %2011: 38.90 %2012: 40.40 %2013: 43.50 %2014: 44.70 %2015: 52.60 %2016: 53.10 %2017: 57.00 %2018: 85.20 %2019: 89.80 %2020: 103.80 %2021: 81.00 %2022: 84.30 %2023: 153.40 %2024: 84.60 %2025: 80.10 %19922009202580.10 %
34 official observations, 1992 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#92 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
26 %
33 of 125 countries
Latest move
▼ 4.50 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
73.30 pp
peak 153.40 % in 2023
Full series
▲ 55.10 pp
since 1992

In Americas: #18 of 26vs median 54.70 %: +25.40 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Argentina: ahead of 26 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtArgentina 80.10 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Argentina is ahead of 26 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Argentina
90 Fiji77.10 %−3.00 pp
91 South Africa78.40 %−1.70 pp
92 Argentina80.10 %—
93 Austria81.40 %+1.30 pp
94 Tunisia81.70 %+1.60 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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