Interest payments in Argentina
Argentina: Interest payments was 8.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Argentina is 8.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Argentina peaked at 47.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1993.
That places Argentina 61st out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.6% | — |
| 1991 | 11.1% | +29.0% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | -23.6% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +35.2% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 20.6% | +27.8% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | +74.4% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -67.8% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +67.7% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +39.6% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -43.3% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -29.3% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 7.2% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 23.9% | 47.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 8.3% | 19.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 7.8% | 11.1% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Argentina
- Arms imports 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.941 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 104.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 91.42 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0065 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -14.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.18 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 7.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Argentina?
- Interest payments in Argentina was 8.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1993.
- How does Argentina rank for interest payments?
- Argentina ranks 61st out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.