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Argentina National Debt Clock

General government gross debt, live estimate

$534,465,984,826

Shrinks by about $482 every second in 2026 · 69.3% of GDP

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, DataMapper API, retrieved 2026-11-11. US dollars at IMF exchange rates.

Debt to GDP
69.3%
−10.8 pp vs 2025
Debt per citizen
$11,103
47.9 million people
GDP
$768.2 billion
2026, current US dollars
Debt to GDP in 2031
53.9%
IMF projection

Argentina debt to GDP, 2000–2031

Gross government debt as a share of the economy. Hover a bar for the exact value.

0% 50% 100% 150% 2000: 40.8% of GDP 2001: 48% of GDP 2002: 147.2% of GDP 2003: 125.2% of GDP 2004: 117.9% of GDP 2005: 80.3% of GDP 2006: 70.8% of GDP 2007: 62.1% of GDP 2008: 53.8% of GDP 2009: 55.4% of GDP 2010: 43.5% of GDP 2011: 38.9% of GDP 2012: 40.4% of GDP 2013: 43.5% of GDP 2014: 44.7% of GDP 2015: 52.6% of GDP 2016: 53.1% of GDP 2017: 57% of GDP 2018: 85.2% of GDP 2019: 89.8% of GDP 2020: 103.8% of GDP 2021: 81% of GDP 2022: 84.3% of GDP 2023: 153.4% of GDP 2024: 84.6% of GDP 2025: 80.1% of GDP 2026: 69.3% of GDP (IMF projection) 2027: 70.4% of GDP (IMF projection) 2028: 65.6% of GDP (IMF projection) 2029: 60.3% of GDP (IMF projection) 2030: 56.7% of GDP (IMF projection) 2031: 53.9% of GDP (IMF projection) 2000200520102015202020252030
Reported and estimated IMF projection

How Argentina compares in Americas

Countries with the closest debt to GDP ratio in 2026.

CountryDebt to GDPDebt
Brazil 97.0% $2.58 trillion
Argentina 69.3% $532.4 billion
Uruguay 67.7% $64.4 billion
Mexico 62.1% $1.35 trillion
Costa Rica 61.8% $71.2 billion
Colombia 59.5% $340.8 billion
Chile 42.8% $172.2 billion
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Argentina's debt in perspective

  • It would buy 118,770 Lamborghini Venenos at $4.5 million each.
  • Laid end to end, the debt in $100 bills would wrap around the Earth 20 times.
  • Spending $1,000,000 a day, it would take 1,463 years and 3 months to spend it all.

Frequently asked questions

What is the national debt of Argentina?

Argentina's general government gross debt is about $534.5 billion right now. The IMF expects $532.4 billion by the end of 2026, down from $547.6 billion at the end of 2025.

What is Argentina's debt to GDP ratio?

69.3% of GDP in 2026, compared with 80.1% in 2025. The IMF projects 53.9% by 2031.

How much debt is there per person in Argentina?

About $11,103 per citizen, based on a population of 47.9 million.

Is Argentina's national debt growing?

No. In 2026 it shrinks by about $482 every second.

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