Industry (including construction), value added in Argentina
Argentina: Industry (including construction), value added was 22.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Argentina, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Argentina is 22.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Argentina peaked at 50.9% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2017.
Argentina ranks 108th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 48.4% | — |
| 1966 | 49.6% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 47.4% | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 47.0% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 42.3% | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 46.0% | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 45.6% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 43.4% | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 43.6% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 50.1% | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 50.9% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 47.8% | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 46.1% | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 44.0% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 41.2% | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 40.3% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 41.1% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 41.6% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 39.7% | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 39.3% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 37.4% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 37.8% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 38.5% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 36.0% | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 32.7% | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 30.7% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 27.3% | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 26.8% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 26.3% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 26.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 27.2% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 26.2% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.0% | 47.0% | 49.6% | 5 |
| 1970s | 46.0% | 42.3% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.9% | 37.4% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 26.2% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 25.2% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 21.8% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 22.4% | 25.2% | 6 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5615 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 8,366 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 51.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 696.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 10.38 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5099 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Argentina?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Argentina was 22.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 1976.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2017.
- How does Argentina rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Argentina ranks 108th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.