Argentina
- Capital
- Buenos Aires
- Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 45.9 million (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Argentina rose 219.9% in 2024, faster than in most countries.
- Argentina's economy grew 4.4% in 2025, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in Argentina was US$14,898 in 2025, higher than in most countries.
- 7.2% of Argentina's labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- Argentina had 45.9 million people in 2025: about 0.6% of everyone on Earth, the 35th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Argentina had a current account deficit of 1.1% of GDP in 2025, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
Inflation
2024Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2018
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| Year | Argentina | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 219.9% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 133.5% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | 2.5% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Argentina | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.4% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | −1.3% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | −1.9% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −9.9% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | −2.0% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | −2.6% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | −2.1% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Argentina | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$14,898 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$13,970 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$14,262 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$13,962 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$10,738 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$8,536 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$9,956 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$11,753 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$14,533 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$12,700 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Argentina | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.2% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Argentina |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.9 million |
| 2024 | 45.7 million |
| 2023 | 45.5 million |
| 2022 | 45.4 million |
| 2021 | 45.3 million |
| 2020 | 45.2 million |
| 2019 | 45.0 million |
| 2018 | 44.7 million |
| 2017 | 44.3 million |
| 2016 | 43.9 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2000
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| Year | Argentina | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −1.1% | −0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | −3.4% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −0.6% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −0.8% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −5.2% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −4.8% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −2.7% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for Argentina: government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Argentina since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.