Argentina External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

2003 - 2025 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Argentina External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

  • Argentina External Debt: Short Term accounted for 12.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 13.1 % in the previous year.
  • Argentina External Debt: Short Term: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from 2003 to 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 46.2 % in 2003 and a record low of 7.4 % in 2010.

CEIC calculates Short Term External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Short Term External Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Short Term External Debt is calculated as the sum of Short Term External Debt breakdowns for Domestic Currency and Foreign Currency. The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses provides Short Term External Debt in USD based on BPM6 and annualized Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of Argentina average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Short Term External Debt prior to 2016 is based on BPM5.


Related information about Argentina External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Argentina, Current Account recorded a surplus of 2.3 USD bn in Dec 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 4.7 USD bn in Dec 2025.
  • Argentina Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 887.1 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 7.4 USD bn in Dec 2025.
  • Argentina External Debt: Short Term value stood at 83.5 USD bn in Dec 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 182.5 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Argentina's External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP from 2003 to 2025 in the chart:

Argentina External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

What was Argentina's External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP in 2025?

Argentina External Debt: Short Term accounted for 12.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 13.1 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
12.2 2025 13.1 2024 7.4 2010 46.2 2003 % yearly 2003 - 2025

External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.0 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Algeria (%) 0.7 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Argentina (%) 12.2 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Armenia (%) 16.5 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Australia (%) 25.4 2025 yearly 1988 - 2025
Austria (%) 45.4 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 0.3 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 3.2 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Belarus (%) 12.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) 105.5 2025 yearly 2007 - 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.0 2019 yearly 2000 - 2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Botswana (%) 0.8 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Brazil (%) 4.9 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Bulgaria (%) 10.6 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Canada (%) 56.1 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Chile (%) 7.1 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
China (%) 6.8 2025 yearly 1985 - 2025
Colombia (%) 7.4 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
Croatia (%) 20.7 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Cyprus (%) 162.6 2025 yearly 2008 - 2025
Czech Republic (%) 32.9 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Denmark (%) 61.2 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Ecuador (%) 0.2 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
Egypt (%) 8.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Estonia (%) 29.2 2025 yearly 1996 - 2025
Finland (%) 70.8 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
France (%) 116.8 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Georgia (%) 13.9 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Germany (%) 54.8 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Greece (%) 73.7 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 289.2 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Hungary (%) 14.2 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Iceland (%) 7.4 2025 yearly 1989 - 2025
India (%) 3.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Indonesia (%) 4.3 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Iran (%) 0.5 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Ireland (%) 219.5 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Israel (%) 9.1 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Italy (%) 40.3 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 4.9 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Japan (%) 78.2 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Jordan (%) 32.4 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 7.1 2025 yearly 1992 - 2025
Kenya (%) 1.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
South Korea (%) 9.5 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Kosovo (%) 14.3 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 6.3 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Latvia (%) 40.4 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Lithuania (%) 51.8 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Luxembourg (%) 1,145.9 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
North Macedonia (%) 19.4 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Malawi (%) 0.6 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 29.4 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
Malta (%) 135.0 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Mauritius (%) 77.4 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
Mexico (%) 3.4 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Moldova (%) 14.6 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Mongolia (%) 9.1 2025 yearly 1992 - 2025
Montenegro (%) 2.8 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Morocco (%) 7.8 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Mozambique (%) 5.3 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 0.1 2023 yearly 2018 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 139.5 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
New Zealand (%) 33.5 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Nigeria (%) 0.2 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Norway (%) 54.4 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Pakistan (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 4.6 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Panama (%) 59.0 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Paraguay (%) 11.6 2021 yearly 2002 - 2021
Peru (%) 2.2 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Philippines (%) 4.2 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Poland (%) 7.3 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Portugal (%) 59.3 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Romania (%) 13.3 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Russia (%) 5.9 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Serbia (%) 1.2 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Singapore (%) 248.1 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Slovakia (%) 38.6 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Slovenia (%) 33.0 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
South Africa (%) 11.6 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Spain (%) 60.9 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Sudan (%) 15.7 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Sweden (%) 50.6 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Switzerland (%) 115.2 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Taiwan, China (%) 24.1 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Tajikistan (%) 6.1 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Thailand (%) 15.3 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Tunisia (%) 30.9 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Turkey (%) 10.5 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Ukraine (%) 6.4 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
United Kingdom (%) 192.5 2025 yearly 1979 - 2025
United States (%) 32.1 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Uruguay (%) 10.9 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Venezuela (%) 0.2 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Vietnam (%) 7.8 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
Yemen (%) 1.8 2017 yearly 1991 - 2017

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Argentina Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 194.040 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Apr 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 11,369.458 May 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 14.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 455,076.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 73.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (ARS bn) 699,041.910 2031 yearly 1993 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (ARS bn) 1,135,016.071 2031 yearly 1992 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (ARS bn) 726,901.895 2031 yearly 1993 - 2031
Government Revenue: Taxes: Net Vat (ARS mn) 5,380,373.914 May 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2026
Government Revenue: Social Security (ARS mn) 4,613,376.306 May 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2026
Public Debt: Medium & Long Term (USD mn) 394,455.733 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Public Debt: Annual: Short Term (USD mn) 58,095.427 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
NFPS 2017: Current Revenue (ARS mn) 13,330,778.400 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2015 - Apr 2026
NFPS 2017: Current Expenditure (ARS mn) 12,723,023.300 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2015 - Apr 2026
NFPS 2017: Capital Expenditure (ARS mn) 420,661.100 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2015 - Apr 2026
NFPS 2017: Total Revenue (ARS mn) 13,411,787.300 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2015 - Apr 2026
NFPS 2017: Total Expenditure (ARS mn) 13,143,684.400 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2015 - Apr 2026
Non Financial Public Sector (NFPS) 2017: Total Balance (ARS mn) 268,102.900 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2015 - Apr 2026
Government Revenue: Taxes (ARS mn) 187,540.45 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1997 - Jul 2018
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.933 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,440.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 8,729.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 9.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,077.905 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 468,925.080 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 58,673.181 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 6,185.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) -1.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,250,723.052 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,428,643.832 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 819.678 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 518.571 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 690.276 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,260.877 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 1983 - Mar 2026
Exports: ytd: Asia: China (USD mn) 2,432.693 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Exports: ytd: America: United States (USD mn) 3,093.809 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Exports: fob: Primary Products: Cereals (USD mn) 11,158.713 2025 yearly 1989 - 2025
Exports: fob: Industrial: Transport Material (USD mn) 8,194.257 2025 yearly 1989 - 2025
Exports: fob: Agricultural: Residues & Waste from Food Industry (USD mn) 9,445.447 2025 yearly 1989 - 2025
Exports: fob: Agricultural: Fats and Oils (USD mn) 9,603.458 2025 yearly 1989 - 2025
Exports: fob: Industrial: Chemicals & Related Products (USD mn) 4,897.703 2025 yearly 1989 - 2025
Motor Vehicle Export (Unit) 26,887.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2026
Motor Vehicle Export: Passenger Car: Automobile (Unit) 6,490.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2026
Motor Vehicle Export: Passenger Car: Utility Vehicle (Unit) 20,397.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2026
Imports: cif: HS: Organic Chemicals (USD mn) 2,954.708 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Imports: cif: HS: Nuclear Reactors, Boilers & Machinery (USD mn) 9,654.718 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Imports: cif: HS: Fuel, Oil & Petroleum Products Manufacturing (USD mn) 3,777.841 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Imports: cif: HS: Vehicles (USD mn) 8,957.765 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Imports: cif: HS: Machines, Instruments & Electric Materials (USD mn) 6,117.288 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Imports: ytd: America: United States (USD mn) 1,944.616 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Imports: ytd: Asia: China (USD mn) 5,331.435 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Terms of Trade Index (2004=100) 148.098 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1986 - Mar 2026
Export Value Index (2015=100) 117.600 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 122.400 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 887.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,294.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -4,705.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -2.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 7,415.669 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 4.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 320.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 7,094.944 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 320,304.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 46.8 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 83,548.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 12.2 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.957 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 33,249.392 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Invt: NIL: Equity Investments & Investment Fund S... (USD mn) 658.078 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Invt: NIL: Debt Securities (USD mn) -5,363.286 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services: Import (USD mn) 6,578.700 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investments (USD mn) 2,622.135 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) -16.450 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 22.367 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Wholesale, Retail Trade & Repair of Motor Vehicles & ... (USD mn) -613.902 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Mining & Quarrying (USD mn) 156.426 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Manufacturing (USD mn) -5,227.636 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Deposit-taking Corporations, except Central Bank (USD mn) 423.531 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -4,686.921 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
AR: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -4,468.784 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
AR: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) 4,689.510 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
AR: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 569.567 2024 yearly 1978 - 2024
AR: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 1,044.365 2024 yearly 1978 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.2 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 6.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 37,901.115 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 90,529.264 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Apr 2026
M2 Growth (%) 18.1 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 40.4 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 1985 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 34,327.3 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.670 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 9,172.830 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 104,248.432 May 2026 monthly Jul 2002 - May 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 31.3 May 2026 monthly Jul 2003 - May 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 246,065.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 41.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2026
Credit to Households (USD bn) 32.299 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 154.990 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 44,897.0 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Apr 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 0.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - May 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) -100.00 May 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - May 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 13.94 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: Month End: M2 (ARS th) 125,926,206,185.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Apr 2026
Money Supply: Month End: M3 (ARS th) 227,667,409,830.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Apr 2026
Money Supply: Month End: M1 (ARS th) 52,720,450,461.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Apr 2026
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 44,515.840 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Apr 2026
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (USD mn) 34,327.250 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 2006 - Apr 2026
ORA: Gold Incl Gold Deposits & Gold Swapped (USD mn) 9,172.830 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Apr 2026
Deposits: ARS (ARS mn) 146,781,791.774 May 2026 monthly Jul 2002 - May 2026
Loans: ARS: Non Financial: Private: Mortgages (ARS mn) 7,532,652.419 May 2026 monthly Jul 2002 - May 2026
Loans (ARS mn) 5,759,914.20 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 1990 - Jun 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Geopolitical Risk Index (%) 0.124 May 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - May 2026

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