Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Argentina
Argentina: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 36.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Argentina, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 36.0% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Argentina peaked at 87.3% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2023.
That places Argentina 178th 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 imports from high-income economies in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.8% | — |
| 1961 | 86.5% | +5.8% |
| 1962 | 87.3% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 86.1% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 78.8% | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 72.2% | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 73.7% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 77.7% | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 79.9% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 82.0% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 73.7% | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 75.6% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 73.4% | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 76.6% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 77.5% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 77.2% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 80.0% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 81.0% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 73.5% | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 70.7% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 67.2% | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 68.2% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 71.5% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 68.7% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 69.4% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 69.0% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 67.7% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 69.4% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 71.7% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 73.0% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 66.8% | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 64.6% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 64.4% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 59.7% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 58.6% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | -7.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 36.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 64% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 36.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 62% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.2% | 72.2% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.7% | 73.4% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.9% | 67.2% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.7% | 64.4% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 41.7% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 39.0% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 36.0% | 39.0% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Argentina?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Argentina was 36.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 1962.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Argentina ranks 178th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.