Prices & public finance · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Argentina: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 219.9% (2024), 1st of 180 in the world and 1st of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean. GDP deflator is 39.1% (2025), 6th of 209 in the world and 2nd of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Lending rate is 46.0% (2025), 3rd of 136 in the world and 1st of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean.
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Prices & public finance: Argentina in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 219.9%2024 | 1/180 | 1/31 | · | · | 42.0% | — | 2.1% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 39.1%2025 | 6/209 | 2/40 | 1.0% | 20.9% | 40.1% | +12.5 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 46.0%2025 | 3/136 | 1/31 | · | 10.6% | 29.4% | +21.1 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 5.0%2025 | 67/136 | 15/31 | · | -8.6% | -7.6% | +6.3 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 1,240.852025 | 25/210 | 3/39 | 1.00 | 3.90 | 70.54 | +13,339%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 10.4%2024 | 122/142 | 19/20 | 9.6% | 12.9% | 10.7% | −2.2 ppsince 2014 | 14.7% | 10.4% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 16.9%2024 | 109/142 | 18/20 | 14.2% | 21.2% | 17.5% | −5.5 ppsince 2014 | 22.8% | 18.5% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 21.0%2023 | 94/142 | 14/20 | 16.8% | · | 25.8% | +4.1 ppsince 2004 | 27.6% | — | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 39.1%2024 | 71/119 | 15/22 | 54.2% | 30.9% | 68.1% | +9.2 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 17.6%2025 | 136/169 | 29/31 | 23.9% | 12.7% | 15.7% | +3.2 ppsince 2015 | 52.9% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 26.3%2025 | 132/146 | 30/31 | 31.8% | 25.4% | 34.5% | −1.4 ppsince 2015 | 72.6% | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 4.02025 | 91/165 | 18/32 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | +20%since 2015 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 0.56%2025 | 142/156 | 18/22 | 1.15% | 0.81% | 0.73% | −0.3 ppsince 2015 | 1.07% | 1.87% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+20%4.0 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- External debt+9.2 pp39.1% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Argentina and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Argentina. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Argentina | Brazil | United Kingdom | Chile | Bolivia | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 219.9%2024 | 5.0%2025 | 3.9%2025 | 4.2%2025 | 19.5%2025 | 4.0%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 39.1%2025 | 5.7%2025 | 3.7%2025 | 6.8%2025 | 19.9%2025 | 3.1%2025 |
| Lending rate | 46.0%2025 | 45.3%2025 | 0.5%2014 | 4.2%2018 | 10.2%2025 | 12.5%2021 |
| Real interest rate | 5.0%2025 | 37.5%2025 | -1.1%2014 | 2.5%2018 | -8.1%2025 | 3.8%2021 |
| Exchange rate | 1,240.852025 | 5.592025 | 0.762025 | 951.332025 | 6.912025 | 7,545.452025 |
| Tax revenue | 10.4%2024 | 15.4%2024 | 26.9%2024 | 18.3%2024 | 17.0%2007 | 11.3%2024 |
| Government revenue | 16.9%2024 | 26.4%2024 | 34.8%2024 | 21.9%2024 | 23.3%2007 | 18.7%2024 |
| Government expense | 21.0%2023 | 32.4%2023 | 41.2%2023 | 24.6%2023 | 21.8%2007 | 18.9%2023 |
| External debt | 39.1%2024 | 28.7%2024 | — | — | 32.5%2024 | 69.7%2024 |