Argentina: Trade balance, in dollars

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 Argentina

Trade balance, billion USD

 Latest value 16.65
 Year 2024
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1976 - 2024
 Average 3.27
 Min - Max -15.14 - 16.65
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2024 is 16.65 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from -8.86 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 6.57 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 157 countries. Historically, the average for Argentina from 1976 to 2024 is 3.27 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -15.14 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 16.65 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2009. 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 - Trade balance, in dollars - historical chart - 1976-2024




Definition: Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. 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 106.26 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 7.56 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 12.68 2024 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 101.16 2025 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 -7.58 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Current Account, quarterly 0.51 3/2026 percent
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 2.57 2024 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 16.65 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 29.56 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.16 2024 percent
 Remittances 916.45 2025 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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