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Argentina - Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 40.65

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 175 economies tracked

Latest value

40.65 (2025)

Global rank

##33 of 175 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1990

1.03×

Ranking Race — Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#12719901995200020052010201520202025#37#332022 overtook Togo2025 overtook Israel
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Argentina climbed from #37 to #33 (overtook Togo). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Argentina ↓

Key Events — Argentina

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Sovereign default curated

Largest default in history; peso peg abandoned.

2002
Fell 64 places in global rank auto
2003
Commodity boom rebound curated

Strong recovery driven by commodity exports.

2005
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
2010
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
2018
Fell 30 places in global rank auto
2018
Currency crisis curated

IMF bailout as the peso loses half its value.

2021
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto

Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 1990-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202524.1360.0595.97131.89

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