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🇦🇷Argentina

Argentina’s $684B economy grew 4.5% in 2025; the IMF projects 2.1% for 2026. Inflation is 33.7% (Aug 2026) against a 29.00% policy rate.

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$684B

GDP in 2025, current US dollars · #24 of 56 tracked economies

4.5%

Real GDP growth in 2025; IMF projects 2.1% for 2026

33.7%

Consumer-price inflation, year on year, Aug 2026

29.00%

BCRA policy rate, −1100 bp over 12 months

Unemployment · 2025
7.4%
0.2 ppvs 2024
Government debt
80.1%
-4.5 ppof GDP, vs last year
Current account
-1.1%
Deficit · % of GDP
Population
47.5M
GDP per capita $14.4K
Scorecard

Argentina among 56 tracked economies

Marker = percentile. Right is better where a better direction exists; for population and rates, right is higher.

  • GDP
    $684B#24/56
  • Growth
    4.5%#15/56
  • Per capita
    $14.4K#36/56
  • Inflation
    33.7%#1/56
  • Jobless
    7.4%#11/50
  • Debt/GDP
    80.1%#18/56
  • Budget
    -0.2%#11/56
  • Curr. acct
    -1.1%#40/56
  • Policy rate
    29.00%#2/45
  • Population
    47.5M#27/56
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Growth across South America

Real GDP growth, 2025

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (annual, projections from 2026) · BIS policy rates, CPI & FX (monthly, through Sep 2026) · World Bank WDI (trade, sectors, FDI, urbanisation)