Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Argentina
Argentina: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) was 48.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Argentina, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Argentina stood at 48.1%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Argentina peaked at 48.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2004.
Argentina ranks 26th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.1% | — |
| 2005 | 22.1% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | +5.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 48.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 26.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 20.1% | 34.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 30.8% | 48.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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 registry coverage in Argentina?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Argentina was 48.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2004.
- How does Argentina rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Argentina ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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 registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’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 registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.