Argentina Economic Indicators

Balance of Trade

Last: 1,666

Units In: USD Million

Argentina has recorded trade surpluses from 2001 to 2014 and in 2016, mostly due to exports of agricultural products. In 2017 and 2018, the balance returned to deficit due to slowdown in exports growth and higher imports. Main exports are: cereals, fats and oils, beef and related products and dairy ...

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Consumer Price Index CPI

Last: 7,693.7

Units In: Points

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Current Account to GDP

Last: 0.6

Units In: % of GDP

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GDP Annual Growth Rate

Last: 1.9

Units In: %

Argentina is the third largest economy in Latin America. The services sector is the most important and accounts for 64 percent of total GDP. The biggest segments within Services are: wholesale and retail trade and repairs (14 percent of total GDP); transport, warehousing and communications (12.2 per...

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Government Debt to GDP

In Argentina, Money Market Rate decisions are taken by The Central Bank of Argentina (Banco Central de la República Argentina, BCRA). On August 2018, the seven-day ‘Liquidity Notes,’ or Leliq replaced the yield on the 35-day Lebac bonds introduced in December of 2015 as the benchmark policy rate. ...

In Argentina, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.