Trade in services (% of GDP) in Argentina
Argentina: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 7.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Argentina, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Argentina stood at 7.1%.
The figure is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Argentina peaked at 8.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1976.
That places Argentina 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.8% | — |
| 1977 | 3.4% | +18.7% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 6.0% | +104.4% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | +21.8% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 4.3% | -34.9% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | -17.0% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | +34.0% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | +75.0% |
| 1990 | 3.9% | -39.5% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +74.9% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -27.5% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | +15.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 7.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.5%, 27% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 7.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.7%, 26% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% of GDP) in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +104.4% | 3.0% | 6.0% |
| 1989 | +75.0% | 3.7% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | +74.9% | 4.8% | 8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 2.8% | 6.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 4.8% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 4.7% | 7.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More economy & growth data for Argentina
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 60.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.47 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 52.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.08 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 37.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0902 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Argentina?
- Trade in services in Argentina was 7.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1976.
- How does Argentina rank for trade in services?
- Argentina ranks 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.