Foreign liabilities in Armenia

Armenia: Foreign liabilities was 16.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
16.04 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
116th
of 150 countries
All-time high
16.04 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
198.33 million real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Armenia, 1995–2020

05.0B10.0B15.0B1995200720201995: 198.3M real chained 2019 US$1996: 1.6B real chained 2019 US$1997: 2.0B real chained 2019 US$1998: 2.7B real chained 2019 US$1999: 3.3B real chained 2019 US$2000: 3.7B real chained 2019 US$2001: 3.8B real chained 2019 US$2002: 4.2B real chained 2019 US$2003: 4.3B real chained 2019 US$2004: 4.6B real chained 2019 US$2005: 5.1B real chained 2019 US$2006: 6.0B real chained 2019 US$2007: 7.9B real chained 2019 US$2008: 9.7B real chained 2019 US$2009: 11.8B real chained 2019 US$2010: 13.0B real chained 2019 US$2011: 14.1B real chained 2019 US$2012: 14.1B real chained 2019 US$2013: 14.6B real chained 2019 US$2014: 12.7B real chained 2019 US$2015: 12.8B real chained 2019 US$2016: 14.3B real chained 2019 US$2017: 14.6B real chained 2019 US$2018: 14.9B real chained 2019 US$2019: 16.0B real chained 2019 US$2020: 16.0B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities in Armenia stood at 16.04 billion real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Armenia peaked at 16.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 198.33 million real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

Armenia ranks 116th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Foreign liabilities in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$) in Armenia, 1995 to 2020.
Year real chained 2019 US$ Change
1995 198.33 million real chained 2019 US$ —
1996 1.60 billion real chained 2019 US$ +707.9%
1997 2.05 billion real chained 2019 US$ +27.9%
1998 2.69 billion real chained 2019 US$ +31.4%
1999 3.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ +20.9%
2000 3.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ +13.0%
2001 3.80 billion real chained 2019 US$ +3.2%
2002 4.18 billion real chained 2019 US$ +10.2%
2003 4.34 billion real chained 2019 US$ +3.9%
2004 4.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ +6.5%
2005 5.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ +9.5%
2006 6.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ +18.8%
2007 7.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ +31.7%
2008 9.71 billion real chained 2019 US$ +22.6%
2009 11.77 billion real chained 2019 US$ +21.2%
2010 13.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ +10.8%
2011 14.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ +8.4%
2012 14.06 billion real chained 2019 US$ -0.5%
2013 14.65 billion real chained 2019 US$ +4.2%
2014 12.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ -13.6%
2015 12.77 billion real chained 2019 US$ +0.9%
2016 14.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ +11.6%
2017 14.56 billion real chained 2019 US$ +2.1%
2018 14.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ +2.3%
2019 15.99 billion real chained 2019 US$ +7.4%
2020 16.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ +0.3%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 16.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.60 billion real chained 2019 US$, 23% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 16.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 231.19 billion real chained 2019 US$, 7% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign liabilities in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +707.9% 198.33 million real chained 2019 US$ 1.60 billion real chained 2019 US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ 198.33 million real chained 2019 US$ 3.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 6.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ 3.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ 11.77 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 14.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ 12.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ 15.99 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 16.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ 16.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ 16.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 113 Burkina Faso 19.33 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 114 Albania 18.62 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 115 Niger 16.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 117 North Macedonia 15.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 118 Montenegro 14.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 119 Mali 13.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Armenia?
Foreign liabilities in Armenia was 16.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 16.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 198.33 million real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Armenia rank for foreign liabilities?
Armenia ranks 116th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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