Economic snapshot

Nominal GDP for Argentina was $642.0bn in 2024, down from $693.0bn in 2023. The Argentine population was estimated at 45.7m in 2024 according to the IMF, while Brazil is Argentina’s biggest trading partner.

Forecast coverage

Variables Surveyed for Argentina

Variables covered in our monthly analysis of Argentina include:

  • Gross Domestic Product
  • Final Consumption
  • Gross Fixed Investment
  • Industrial Production
  • Consumer Prices
  • Nominal Average Wages
  • Non-Financial Public Sector Budget Balance
  • Merchandise Exports
  • Merchandise Imports
  • Trade Balance
  • Current Account Balance
  • Interest Rates
  • Foreign Currency Reserves
  • Peso Currency Forecasts
  • Country Risk Indicators
  • Monthly Inflation Forecasts
  • “True” Inflation Forecasts
Country analysis

Consensus Forecasts for Argentina

Individual panellist forecasts are shown for each of the variables surveyed, along with the consensus (mean) forecast. The rows of forecasts are ranked by the GDP growth estimate for the current year, highest to lowest. in the PDF publication, we also show selected “comparison forecasters”  including the IMF,  the ECLAC and OECD. The example below is an illustrative historical survey snapshot from September 2022, showing how individual forecasts and the consensus are presented.

Source: Latin American Consensus Forecasts, September 2022

Special Surveys

In addition to the regular surveys for the variables listed above we also undertake a number of Special Surveys for Argentina on topics such as:

Main Data Sources for Argentina

  • National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina: The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC, in its Spanish acronym) is a public deconcentrated body, of a technical nature, within the scope of the Ministry of Treasury of Argentina, and which runs all the official statistical activities carried out throughout the country.
  • Central Bank of Argentina: The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic is the central bank of Argentina.

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