Argentina vs Chile
Argentina vs Chile: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 80.1% of GDP in Argentina and 41.5% of GDP in Chile, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by 38.5 percentage points, or 1.93 times that in Chile.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Chile.
- In 2025, Argentina ranked 32 and Chile ranked 100 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Argentina at 53.9% of GDP and Chile at 49% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Argentina | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.1 | 41.5 |
| 2024 | 84.6 | 41.8 |
| 2023 | 153.4 | 39.4 |
| 2022 | 84.3 | 37.9 |
| 2021 | 81 | 36.4 |
| 2020 | 103.8 | 32.4 |
| 2019 | 89.8 | 28.3 |
| 2018 | 85.3 | 25.8 |
| 2017 | 57 | 23.7 |
| 2016 | 53.1 | 21.1 |
| 2015 | 52.6 | 17.4 |
| 2014 | 44.7 | 15 |
| 2013 | 43.5 | 12.8 |
| 2012 | 40.4 | 11.9 |
| 2011 | 38.9 | 11.1 |
| 2010 | 43.5 | 8.6 |
| 2009 | 55.4 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | 53.8 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | 62.1 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | 70.8 | 5 |
| 2005 | 80.3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 117.9 | 10.3 |
| 2003 | 125.2 | 12.6 |
| 2002 | 147.2 | 15 |
| 2001 | 48 | 14.4 |
| 2000 | 40.8 | 13.2 |
| 1999 | 38.9 | 13.3 |
| 1998 | 34.2 | 12.1 |
| 1997 | 31.7 | 12.8 |
| 1996 | 32.6 | 14.6 |
| 1995 | 30.8 | 17.3 |
| 1994 | 28.4 | 22.6 |
| 1993 | 26.9 | 28.1 |
| 1992 | 25 | 30.5 |
| 1991 | – | 37.1 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Argentina | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69.4 | 42.8 |
| 2027 | 70.4 | 44.5 |
| 2028 | 65.6 | 46 |
| 2029 | 60.3 | 47.2 |
| 2030 | 56.7 | 48.1 |
| 2031 | 53.9 | 49 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs Chile
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Chile: 81.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Chile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Chile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Chile: 4.06% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Chile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Chile: 19.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Chile: 0.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Chile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Chile: 89.2% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Chile: 36 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Chile: 13.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Chile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Chile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Chile: $5.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Chile: $269 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Chile: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Chile: 114,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Chile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Chile: 1.28% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Chile: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Chile: 8 million TIV in 2022