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Argentina - Sovereign Debt Rating (0-21) 4.18

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 163 economies tracked

Latest value

4.18 (2025)

Global rank

##14 of 163 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 1990

0.7×

Ranking Race — Sovereign Debt Rating (0-21)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#8#15#22#29#36#4319901995200020052010201520202025#1#142019 overtook Iraq2020 overtook Barbados
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Argentina climbed from #1 to #14 (overtook Iraq). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Argentina ↓

Key Events — Argentina

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
2001
Sovereign default curated

Largest default in history; peso peg abandoned.

2003
Commodity boom rebound curated

Strong recovery driven by commodity exports.

2017
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2018
Currency crisis curated

IMF bailout as the peso loses half its value.

2019
Overtook Iraq in global rank auto
2019
Climbed 28 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Barbados in global rank auto

Sovereign Debt Rating (0-21), 1990-2025

World Bank · 0-21 rating · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199020002010202020251.334.116.899.67

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