Manufactures exports in Argentina
Argentina: Manufactures exports was 13.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Argentina, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 13.3% for manufactures exports in 2024.
That represents a change of down 29.6% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Argentina peaked at 34.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1962.
Argentina ranks 136th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.5% | — |
| 1963 | 5.7% | +65.1% |
| 1964 | 7.3% | +27.2% |
| 1965 | 5.6% | -23.0% |
| 1966 | 6.2% | +10.2% |
| 1967 | 8.1% | +31.2% |
| 1968 | 12.1% | +49.5% |
| 1969 | 13.6% | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 13.9% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 15.1% | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 20.3% | +34.3% |
| 1973 | 22.4% | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 24.4% | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 24.4% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 24.8% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 23.9% | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 26.1% | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 24.1% | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 23.2% | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 19.6% | -15.1% |
| 1982 | 24.2% | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 16.3% | -32.5% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 21.4% | +21.9% |
| 1986 | 26.3% | +23.0% |
| 1987 | 31.6% | +20.2% |
| 1992 | 26.2% | -17.0% |
| 1993 | 32.0% | +22.0% |
| 1994 | 32.9% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 30.1% | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 34.3% | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 34.9% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 31.7% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -29.7% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | -29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 3.5% | 13.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 21.9% | 13.9% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.5% | 16.3% | 31.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 32.0% | 26.2% | 34.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 26.7% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 16.6% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 13.3% | 18.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More private sector data for Argentina
- Merchandise trade 23.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 79.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,900 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,653 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Argentina?
- Manufactures exports in Argentina was 13.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1962.
- How does Argentina rank for manufactures exports?
- Argentina ranks 136th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.