Trade in Argentina
Argentina: Trade was 30.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Argentina, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in Argentina stood at 30.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Argentina peaked at 41.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 185th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Trade in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.2% | — |
| 1961 | 12.0% | -21.2% |
| 1962 | 14.1% | +17.4% |
| 1963 | 15.8% | +12.1% |
| 1964 | 11.1% | -29.5% |
| 1965 | 10.4% | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 11.6% | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 12.5% | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 11.9% | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 12.8% | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 10.3% | -19.2% |
| 1971 | 12.6% | +22.0% |
| 1972 | 14.0% | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 13.3% | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 13.2% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 11.8% | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 15.1% | +27.9% |
| 1977 | 16.9% | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 14.3% | -15.5% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 14.3% | +23.8% |
| 1982 | 15.6% | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 15.0% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | -17.6% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +45.9% |
| 1986 | 14.5% | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 15.4% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 19.6% | +24.7% |
| 1990 | 15.0% | -23.7% |
| 1991 | 13.8% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 14.7% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 16.2% | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 21.5% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 23.3% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 21.9% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | +91.1% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 30.4% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.7% | 10.4% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.5% | 10.3% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 11.5% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 13.8% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 21.9% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 22.5% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 26.7% | 33.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 182 Russian Federation 33.7% compare
- 183 Ethiopia 33.5% compare
- 184 Cameroon 33.4% compare
- 186 Turkmenistan 28.2% compare
- 187 Bangladesh 28.0% compare
- 188 Pakistan 27.2% compare
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)
- 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 trade in Argentina?
- Trade in Argentina was 30.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for trade?
- Argentina ranks 185th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.