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Argentina – Trade Balance

Name: Argentina Trade Balance
Creator: World Bank
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External balance on goods and services in current US dollars. Positive values indicate a trade surplus; negative values indicate a deficit. · World Bank

$16.4B +$23.1B from 2023 G20 rank: 131st · all-time high: $16.9B (2009)

APA

Argentina Trade Balance. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/argentina/trade-balance

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_argentina_trade-balance,
  title = {Argentina Trade Balance},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/argentina/trade-balance},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	$2.5B	–	–
2026* trend	$3.7B	–	–
2025* trend	$4.9B	–	–
2024	$16.4B	+$23.1B	131st
2023	$-6.7B	−$12.9B	30th
2022	$6.2B	−$8.6B	142nd
2021	$14.9B	+$3.3B	154th
2020	$11.6B	−$2.8B	153rd
2019	$14.4B	+$24.3B	152nd
2018	$-9.9B	+$7.1B	18th
2017	$-17.0B	−$11.3B	12th
2016	$-5.8B	+$596.4M	26th
2015	$-6.4B	−$8.5B	22nd
2014	$2.1B	+$2.7B	140th
2013	$-549.7M	−$11.2B	88th
2012	$10.6B	+$1.7B	147th
2011	$9.0B	−$3.3B	146th
2010	$12.3B	−$4.6B	146th
2009	$16.9B	+$3.4B	159th
2008	$13.4B	+$852.0M	150th
2007	$12.6B	−$474.7M	143rd
2006	$13.1B	+$1.3B	147th
2005	$11.8B	+$275.6M	147th
2004	$11.5B	−$2.8B	144th
2003	$14.3B	−$359.2M	151st
2002	$14.7B	+$11.2B	155th
2001	$3.5B	+$5.4B	132nd
2000	$-1.8B	+$3.1B	22nd
1999	$-4.9B	+$2.6B	12th
1998	$-7.5B	−$1.0B	9th
1997	$-6.5B	−$4.7B	6th
1996	$-1.8B	−$707.5M	25th
1995	$-1.1B	+$6.9B	35th
1994	$-7.9B	−$2.2B	3rd
1993	$-5.7B	−$2.2B	9th
1992	$-3.5B	−$6.5B	13th
1991	$3.0B	−$5.1B	129th
1990	$8.1B	+$3.1B	134th
1989	$5.0B	+$752.4M	119th
1988	$4.2B	+$3.9B	114th
1987	$323.6M	−$1.6B	90th
1986	$1.9B	−$2.9B	105th
1985	$4.8B	+$1.5B	110th
1984	$3.3B	−$134.6M	108th
1983	$3.4B	+$1.3B	111th
1982	$2.2B	+$2.5B	108th
1981	$-354.7M	+$739.5M	57th
1980	$-1.1B	−$1.2B	33rd
1979	$125.4M	−$2.5B	82nd
1978	$2.6B	+$1.3B	96th
1977	$1.3B	−$365.0M	94th
1976	$1.7B	+$1.7B	98th
1975	$-81.1M	−$525.5M	62nd
1974	$444.4M	−$555.6M	90th
1973	$1.0B	+$875.0M	88th
1972	$125.0M	+$325.0M	77th
1971	$-200.0M	−$473.4M	26th
1970	$273.4M	+$273.4M	87th
1969	$0	−$285.7M	52nd
1968	$285.7M	−$320.3M	70th
1967	$606.1M	+$129.9M	72nd
1966	$476.2M	−$112.0M	69th
1965	$588.2M	+$588.2M	67th
1964	$392	−$5	45th
1963	$396	+$860.4M	49th
1962	$-860.4M	−$860.4M	1st
1961	$338	+$0	48th
1960	$338	–	44th

Show all years (1960–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Orthodox Tightening Cycle

Inflation above 40%, lending rate above 30%, rate-inflation gap narrowing, reserves stable or rising. Signals credible monetary tightening.

Inflation 219.9% Rate 61.7% Gap -158.2pp Reserves YoY +28.1%

This pattern occurred 271 times in G20 history, 157 successful

Angola 2024

Inflation

28.2%

Rate

19.4%

Gap

-8.8pp

Reserves YoY

+2.2%

Argentina 2024

Inflation

219.9%

Rate

61.7%

Gap

-158.2pp

Reserves YoY

+28.1%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2024

Inflation

28.3%

Rate

24.3%

Gap

-4.0pp

Reserves YoY

+35.8%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2023

Inflation

33.9%

Rate

17.8%

Gap

-16.1pp

Reserves YoY

+2.9%

Gambia, The 2023

Inflation

17.0%

Rate

20.8%

Gap

+3.8pp

Reserves YoY

+1.5%

Hungary 2023

Inflation

17.1%

Rate

15.3%

Gap

-1.8pp

Reserves YoY

+10.9%

HistorySaid

Over the last decade, Argentina's trade balance averaged $1.8B. The 2024 figure of $16.4B is above this long-run average. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates $4.9B by 2025.