Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Argentina: key statistics
Argentina has 45.9m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $14,898. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Buenos Aires
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Argentine convertible peso ARS
- Languages
- Spanish
- ISO codes
- ARARG
Population45.9m2025 · rank 35 of 217GDP$683bn2025 · rank 24 of 211GDP per capita$14,8982025 · rank 86 of 211Life expectancy77.5 yrs2024 · rank 80 of 217Internet users89.7%2024 · rank 59 of 188Fertility1.502024 · rank 151 of 217CO₂ per person4.01 t2024 · rank 69 of 203Inflation219.9%2024 · rank 1 of 180
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Argentina, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Argentina by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 45.9m | 2025 | 35/217 | 4/42 | +5.5% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.34% | 2025 | 152/217 | 28/42 | −0.7 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 92.4% | 2025 | 25/217 | 8/42 | +0.9 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.50 | 2024 | 151/217 | 28/42 | −37% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 12.6% | 2025 | 80/217 | 14/42 | +1.6 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 21.0% | 2025 | 117/217 | 18/42 | −3.9 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 16.7 | 2024 | 195/216 | 39/42 | +6.2% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 11.1 | 2024 | 136/217 | 29/42 | −38% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 2,780,400 km² | 2024 | 8/216 | 2/42 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $683bn | 2025 | 24/211 | 3/41 | +15% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $14,898 | 2025 | 86/211 | 19/41 | +8.9% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $32,587 | 2025 | 79/199 | 17/38 | +64% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $14,650 | 2025 | 77/201 | 17/38 | +17% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 4.4% | 2025 | 69/210 | 11/41 | +1.6 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 4.0% | 2025 | 51/210 | 11/41 | +2.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 5.5% | 2025 | 103/198 | 17/37 | +0.4 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 22.9% | 2025 | 106/201 | 18/38 | −0.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 56.2% | 2025 | 115/201 | 29/38 | +0.3 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 16.1% | 2025 | 150/175 | 21/25 | −1.0 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 13.4% | 2025 | 132/163 | 20/22 | −0.9 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 219.9% | 2024 | 1/180 | 1/31 | — | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 5.0% | 2025 | 67/136 | 15/31 | +6.3 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 46.0% | 2025 | 3/136 | 1/31 | +21.1 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 1,240.85 | 2025 | 25/210 | 3/39 | +13,339% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 10.4% | 2024 | 122/142 | 19/20 | −2.2 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 21.0% | 2023 | 94/142 | 14/20 | +4.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 39.1% | 2024 | 71/119 | 15/22 | +9.2 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 0.56% | 2025 | 142/156 | 18/22 | −0.3 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 15.6% | 2025 | 162/184 | 24/27 | +4.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 14.8% | 2025 | 178/184 | 25/27 | +3.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 30.4% | 2025 | 177/184 | 25/27 | +7.9 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -1.1% | 2025 | 91/185 | 17/35 | +1.8 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.6% | 2025 | 154/197 | 33/38 | −1.3 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.1% | 2025 | 159/178 | 34/35 | +0.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 7.4m | 2019 | 28/196 | 3/41 | +72% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 7.1% | 2025 | 60/187 | 13/31 | −0.4 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 19.2% | 2025 | 55/187 | 13/31 | −1.1 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 61.9% | 2025 | 91/187 | 19/31 | +2.7 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 52.5% | 2025 | 101/187 | 16/31 | +5.0 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $259m | 2023 | 88/145 | 15/32 | +646% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.0% | 2023 | 132/139 | 27/30 | ±0.0 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $5.7 | 2023 | 128/145 | 28/32 | +597% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 1.0% | 2024 | 87/151 | 15/22 | −0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 2.8% | 2024 | 87/151 | 17/22 | +0.3 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 28.2% | 2025 | 49/145 | 8/23 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 42.4 | 2024 | 27/151 | 13/22 | +1.4% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.8% | 2024 | 101/167 | 22/28 | −0.1 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 41.2% | 2025 | 25/190 | 8/32 | +4.7 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 99.1% | 2020 | 23/141 | 1/26 | +1.9 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 99.2% | 2020 | 21/147 | 2/28 | +2.0 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 102.5% | 2023 | 67/191 | 15/39 | −11.9 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 105.6% | 2023 | 38/176 | 10/37 | +1.0 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 107.8% | 2023 | 9/172 | 2/31 | +29.3 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 98.9% | 2023 | 45/168 | 12/33 | −4.3 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.2 | 2008 | — | — | −14% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.0% | 2023 | 63/184 | 11/38 | −0.4 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.5 yrs | 2024 | 80/217 | 15/42 | +1.7% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 8.0 | 2024 | 125/196 | 30/35 | −23% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 9.5 | 2024 | 126/196 | 30/35 | −22% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 33 | 2023 | 114/194 | 30/34 | −30% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 10.3% | 2023 | 26/193 | 2/33 | +0.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $1,457 | 2023 | 52/193 | 5/33 | +2.0% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 5.11 | 2023 | 9/180 | 2/29 | +4.5% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 82% | 2024 | 139/193 | 25/33 | −13.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.4% | 2024 | 69/153 | 22/29 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 8.7% | 2018 | 102/154 | 17/28 | +1.5 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 99.0% | 2016 | — | — | +1.4 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 94.8% | 2016 | — | — | +4.4 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 89.7% | 2024 | 59/188 | 6/34 | +25.0 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 140.2 | 2024 | 40/210 | 8/40 | −1.5% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 26.1 | 2024 | 72/208 | 10/39 | +72% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 98.4% | 2024 | 140/215 | 32/42 | −1.6 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 3/192 | 1/33 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 4.01 t | 2024 | 69/203 | 8/39 | −9.2% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 9.2% | 2021 | 149/212 | 26/41 | +0.4 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 25.5% | 2021 | 95/206 | 17/41 | −0.9 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 17.1% | 2024 | 141/214 | 35/42 | −0.7 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 17.1% | 2024 | 63/206 | 7/39 | +2.5 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 12.9% | 2022 | 77/177 | 7/33 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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