Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Argentina
Argentina: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) was 100.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Argentina, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Argentina stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Argentina peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2004.
Argentina ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 73.3% | — |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +29.6% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 5.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.6%, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.7% | 73.3% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 80.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Argentina
- Merchandise trade 23.8% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 29.74 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 12.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,900 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Argentina?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Argentina was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2004.
- How does Argentina rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Argentina ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.