Argentina

Government debt in Argentina

Government debt in Argentina: 25% of GDP in 1992 and 80.1% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
80.1% of GDP
Since 1992
+55.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025
32 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
53.9% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in ArgentinaGovernment debt in Argentina: 25% of GDP in 1992 and 80.1% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 53.9% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 53.9% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 153.4% of GDP in 2023, the lowest 25% of GDP in 1992.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearArgentina
202580.1
202484.6
2023153.4
202284.3
202181
2020103.8
201989.8
201885.3
201757
201653.1
201552.6
201444.7
201343.5
201240.4
201138.9
201043.5
200955.4
200853.8
200762.1
200670.8
200580.3
2004117.9
2003125.2
2002147.2
200148
200040.8
199938.9
199834.2
199731.7
199632.6
199530.8
199428.4
199326.9
199225
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearArgentina
202669.4
202770.4
202865.6
202960.3
203056.7
203153.9

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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