Argentina: Imports, billion dollars

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 Argentina

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 81.22
 Year 2024
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 29.12
 Min - Max 1.18 - 96.81
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2024 is 81.22 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 89.75 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 205.64 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 133 countries. Historically, the average for Argentina from 1960 to 2024 is 29.12 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 1.18 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1965 while the maximum of 96.81 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Argentina - Imports, billion dollars - historical chart - 1960-2024




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Terms of trade 109.40 2023 percent
 Trade openness 27.93 2024 percent
 Financial openness -0.996 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 15.25 2024 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 97.11 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 23.16 2024 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 12.68 2024 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 81.22 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.82 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 11.64 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 610.29 2024 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 0.89 2024 percent
 Current account, in dollars 5.70 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Current Account, quarterly -0.88 9/2025 percent
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 2.51 2024 percent
 Reserves 29.56 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.25 2023 percent
 Remittances 1,044.57 2024 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -4,468.78 2024 million USD
 External debt 40.78 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 11.88 2024 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 104.41 2024 percent
 External debt in foreign currencies 98.80 2024 percent
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