Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Argentina

Argentina: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP was 23.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
23.6%
Change on year
up 16.2%
World rank
26th
of 32 countries
All-time high
23.6%
in 2020
All-time low
11.3%
in 2013
Years of data
12
2009–2020

Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Argentina, 2009–2020

05101520252009201420202009: 20.3 %2010: 16 %2011: 13.2 %2012: 12.2 %2013: 11.3 %2014: 12.9 %2015: 13.9 %2016: 16 %2017: 18.1 %2018: 19.3 %2019: 20.3 %2020: 23.6 %

Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Argentina stood at 23.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Argentina peaked at 23.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2013.

That places Argentina 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%) in Argentina, 2009 to 2020.
Year % Change
2009 20.3%
2010 16.0% -20.9%
2011 13.2% -17.4%
2012 12.2% -8.3%
2013 11.3% -7.3%
2014 12.9% +14.1%
2015 13.9% +8.4%
2016 16.0% +15.2%
2017 18.1% +12.9%
2018 19.3% +6.3%
2019 20.3% +5.5%
2020 23.6% +16.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.3% 20.3% 20.3% 1
2010s 15.3% 11.3% 20.3% 10
2020s 23.6% 23.6% 23.6% 1

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  6. 29 Saudi Arabia 18.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Argentina?
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Argentina was 23.6% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2013.
How does Argentina rank for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
Argentina ranks 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
32 places, 728 data points, 1980–2020
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Total amount of domestic public debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes, treasury bills, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level domestic public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.