December 23, 2001 · Debt
Sovereign default
Declaration of default on the public debt in the middle of the political crisis of December 2001.
today scores 26/100 against this crisis · press: no reading · −1 over 30 sessions
10 of 13 variables compared
data as of Oct 28, 2026
How much each day resembled this crisis
daily score of each session
Recent resonances
- Nov 13, 2001 – Nov 20, 2001max 84 · 6 sessions
- Apr 26, 2001 – May 4, 2001max 71 · 7 sessions
- Apr 5, 2001 – Apr 13, 2001max 65 · 7 sessions
- May 19, 1999 – May 31, 1999max 73 · 9 sessions
Fingerprint, today and then
Tap a cell to see the variable. The highlighted cell is the one that most separates today from then; a dotted border marks a variable missing on either side.
What came after this crisis
HISTORY, NOT A FORECAST · what followed this crisis, not what follows today
| Variable | 30 days | 90 days | 180 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country risk | −5.7% | +7.8% | +30.5% |
| Reference dollar | — | +156.8% | +263.6% |
| Merval in USD | — | −47.6% | −73.2% |
| Reserves | +1.8% | −13.2% | −34.4% |
Change between the last reading up to the crisis date and the last reading up to N calendar days later. A dash means the series does not reach.
Where it sits in the territory
What Nuestra Señal wrote
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