Economy of Argentina

Economy of Argentina
Puerto Madero business complex in Buenos Aires CBD
CurrencyArgentine peso (ARS)
Calendar year
Trade organizations
WTO, Mercosur, Prosur, G-20
Country group
Statistics
PopulationIncrease 46,044,703 (2022)[3]
GDP
GDP rank
GDP growth
  • 5.2% (2022)
  • 0.2% (2023)
  • 2.0% (2024)[4]
GDP per capita
  • $12,814 (nominal; 2024)[4]
  • $28,704 (PPP; 2024)[4]
GDP per capita rank
GDP by sector
  • Agriculture, forestry, and fishing: 6.0%
  • mining: 3.6%
  • manufacturing: 17.2%
  • construction: 5.6%
  • commerce and tourism: 16.9%
  • transport, communications, and utilities: 7.9%
  • government: 9.5%
  • business, social and other services: 33.3%.
  • (2015)[5]
Population below poverty line
Positive decrease 42 medium (2021)[10]
Labor force
  • Increase 21,339,080 (2022)[12]
  • Increase 55.1% employment rate (2021)[13]
Labor force by occupation
  • Agricultural 7.3%
  • manufacturing 13.1%
  • construction 7.6%
  • commerce and tourism 21.4%
  • transport, communications and utilities 7.8%
  • financial, real estate and business service, 9.4%
  • public administration and defense 6.3%
  • social services and other 27.1% (2006)
[14]
Unemployment
Average gross salary
US$178 monthly (AR$87,987) (June 2023)[17]
Main industries
External
ExportsDecrease $66.79 billion (2023)[18]
Export goods
Soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
Main export partners
ImportsDecrease $73.71 billion (2023)[18]
Import goods
Machinery, motor vehicles, petroleum and natural gas, organic chemicals, plastics
Main import partners
FDI stock
  • Increase $76.58 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[19]
  • Increase Abroad: $40.94 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[19]
Decrease −$31.32 billion (2017 est.)[19]
  • Negative increase $214.9 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[19]
  • $163.2 billion; of which public, $92.5 billion (March 2016)[20]
Public finances
  • Negative increase 102% of GDP (2021)[21]
  • Negative increase $271.5 billion (bonds, 68%); 44.8% of GDP (December 2021)[20]
−15% (of GDP) (2023 est.)[19]
Revenues
  • 120.6 billion (2017 est.)[19]
  • $142.9 billion (2015) (social security, 25.9%; income and capital gains, 23.6%; value-added sales tax, 20.1%; trade and duties, 15.1%; financial tax, 6.3%; excise and other, 9.0%)[22]
Expenses
  • 158.6 billion (2017 est.)[19]
  • $167.3 billion (2015) (social security, 38.8%; subsidies and infrastructure, 22.5%; debt service, 9.2%; education, culture and research, 8.8%; social assistance, 5.4%; health, 3.4%; security, 3.1%; defense, 2.1%; other, 6.7%)[22][23]
  • Decrease $26.10 bilion (july 2023)[19]
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.

The economy of Argentina is the second-largest national economy in South America, behind Brazil. Argentina is a developing country with a highly literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base.

Argentina benefits from rich natural resources. However, its economic performance has historically been very uneven, with high economic growth alternating with severe recessions, particularly since the late twentieth century. Income maldistribution and poverty have increased since this period. Early in the twentieth century, Argentina had one of the ten highest per capita GDP levels globally. It was on par with Canada and Australia and had surpassed both France and Italy.

Argentina's currency declined by about 50% in 2018 to more than 38 Argentine pesos per U.S. Dollar. As of that year, it is under a stand-by program from the International Monetary Fund. In 2019, the currency fell further by 25%. In 2020, it fell by 90%, in 2021, 68%,[25] and a further 52% in 2022 (until July 20).[26]

Argentina is considered an emerging market by the FTSE Global Equity Index (2018), and one of the G-20 major economies. In 2021, MSCI re-classified Argentina as a standalone market due to prolonged severe capital controls.[27]

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  7. ^ Reportedly at 57% during January 2024
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