Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Argentina
Argentina: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 40.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Argentina, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 40.9% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Argentina peaked at 90.7% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 2019.
That places Argentina 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.0% | — |
| 1961 | 90.7% | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 86.0% | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 78.8% | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 80.2% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 83.6% | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 79.3% | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 81.2% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 82.9% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 85.5% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 82.1% | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 74.0% | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 66.9% | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 62.1% | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 67.8% | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 68.3% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 71.0% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 68.6% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 66.2% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 63.8% | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 59.4% | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 59.3% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 57.4% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 59.3% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 65.4% | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 64.8% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 60.0% | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 61.8% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 62.7% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 59.9% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 56.2% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 55.3% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 46.4% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 43.1% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 45.1% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 49.5% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +2.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 40.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 62% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 40.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 62% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.2% | 78.6% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.9% | 62.1% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.2% | 57.4% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 43.1% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 44.3% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 38.3% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 38.6% | 40.9% | 4 |
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)
- Manufactures exports 13.3% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Argentina?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Argentina was 40.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 1961.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 2019.
- How does Argentina rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Argentina ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.