Argentina vs Sudan
Argentina vs Sudan: Government debt
Government debt: 80.1% of GDP in Argentina in 2025 and 191.3% of GDP in Sudan in 2021, by IMF estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Sudan, by 110.3 percentage points, or 2.36 times that in Argentina.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Argentina.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Argentina at 53.9% of GDP and Sudan at 192.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Argentina | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.1 | 204.4 |
| 2024 | 84.6 | 282.3 |
| 2023 | 153.4 | 286.9 |
| 2022 | 84.3 | 189 |
| 2021 | 81 | 191.3 |
| 2020 | 103.8 | 278.8 |
| 2019 | 89.8 | 216.5 |
| 2018 | 85.3 | 209.8 |
| 2017 | 57 | 149.5 |
| 2016 | 53.1 | 109.9 |
| 2015 | 52.6 | 93.2 |
| 2014 | 44.7 | 84.4 |
| 2013 | 43.5 | 105.8 |
| 2012 | 40.4 | 117.7 |
| 2011 | 38.9 | 78.1 |
| 2010 | 43.5 | 74.6 |
| 2009 | 55.4 | 71 |
| 2008 | 53.8 | 55.8 |
| 2007 | 62.1 | 53.7 |
| 2006 | 70.8 | 63.7 |
| 2005 | 80.3 | 75.5 |
| 2004 | 117.9 | 97.8 |
| 2003 | 125.2 | 117.4 |
| 2002 | 147.2 | 121.7 |
| 2001 | 48 | 125.6 |
| 2000 | 40.8 | 143.2 |
| 1999 | 38.9 | 160.5 |
| 1998 | 34.2 | 179.7 |
| 1997 | 31.7 | 167.7 |
| 1996 | 32.6 | 220.9 |
| 1995 | 30.8 | 239 |
| 1994 | 28.4 | 386.5 |
| 1993 | 26.9 | 285.9 |
| 1992 | 25 | 495.2 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Argentina | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69.4 | 334.4 |
| 2027 | 70.4 | 274.1 |
| 2028 | 65.6 | 235.5 |
| 2029 | 60.3 | 225.2 |
| 2030 | 56.7 | 212 |
| 2031 | 53.9 | 192.2 |
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 Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013