Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Argentina
Argentina: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -21.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded -21.0% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Argentina peaked at -16.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -26.2%, in 2016.
That places Argentina 56th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -16.8% | — |
| 2001 | -17.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | -19.7% | +15.8% |
| 2003 | -19.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | -16.9% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | -24.6% | +45.6% |
| 2015 | -25.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | -26.2% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | -24.3% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | -22.7% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | -22.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | -25.8% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | -22.9% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | -21.9% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | -21.0% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -18.0% | -19.8% | -16.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | -24.1% | -26.2% | -22.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | -22.9% | -25.8% | -21.0% | 4 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 32.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0473 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 705.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,224 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 45.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 185.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Argentina?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Argentina was -21.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was -16.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.2% in 2016.
- How does Argentina rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 56th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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