Argentina vs Chile: Claims on central government, etc.
Argentina
23.0%
in 2025
Chile
22.7%
in 2025
Argentina rank
35th
Chile rank
36th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Argentina
- Chile
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 23.0% against 22.7% in Chile, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Argentina ranks 35th and Chile ranks 36th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Chile in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 8.2% | 1.9% | Chile |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 25.2% | 16.7% | Chile |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 19.8% | 1.5% | Chile |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 8.4% | 1.0% | Chile |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 5.1% | 15.7% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 10.8% | 6.9% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 20.5% | 11.3% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Argentina or Chile?
- Argentina, at 23.0% against 22.7% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Argentina and Chile?
- 0.3%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Argentina ranks 35th and Chile ranks 36th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.