Argentina vs United Kingdom

Argentina vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 80.1% of GDP in Argentina and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 22 percentage points, or 1.28 times that in Argentina.

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% of GDP · IMF

Argentina vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 80.1% of GDP in Argentina and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 22 percentage points, or 1.28 times that in Argentina.
ArgentinaUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Argentina.
  • In 2025, Argentina ranked 32 and United Kingdom ranked 12 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Argentina at 53.9% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearArgentinaUnited Kingdom
202580.1102.1
202484.699.4
2023153.498.3
202284.397.1
202181103
2020103.8104.4
201989.884.5
201885.385.3
20175785.9
201653.187.2
201552.687.3
201444.786.4
201343.584.8
201240.484
201138.981
201043.575.5
200955.464.6
200853.850.7
200762.143.1
200670.842.1
200580.341
2004117.939.8
2003125.236.8
2002147.235.5
20014835
200040.837.7
199938.940.5
199834.242
199731.744.1
199632.643.7
199530.843.7
199428.440.8
199326.938
19922533.3
1991–28.5
1990–28.5
1989–32.6
1988–37.1
1987–39.3
1986–41.4
1985–41.4
1984–42.3
1983–41.9
1982–43.1
1981–44.9
1980–42.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearArgentinaUnited Kingdom
202669.4102
202770.4102.5
202865.6102.3
202960.3101.6
203056.7100.9
203153.9100.2

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.

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