Merchandise trade in Argentina
Argentina: Merchandise trade was 23.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Argentina, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Argentina is 23.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Argentina peaked at 35.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1966.
Argentina ranks 191st of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.7% | — |
| 1961 | 12.0% | -17.9% |
| 1962 | 14.0% | +16.5% |
| 1963 | 12.8% | -8.5% |
| 1964 | 9.7% | -24.4% |
| 1965 | 9.5% | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 9.5% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 10.6% | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 9.6% | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 10.2% | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 11.0% | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 10.8% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 11.1% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 10.5% | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 10.4% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 13.2% | +26.1% |
| 1976 | 13.6% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 17.3% | +27.3% |
| 1978 | 11.5% | -33.5% |
| 1979 | 21.0% | +82.3% |
| 1980 | 24.1% | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 23.6% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 15.4% | -34.9% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | -22.8% |
| 1984 | 10.9% | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 13.9% | +27.6% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | -21.1% |
| 1987 | 11.2% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 18.0% | +57.9% |
| 1990 | 11.6% | -35.4% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 12.6% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 19.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | +103.2% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3% | 9.5% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 10.4% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 10.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 10.7% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 17.4% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 19.5% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 21.7% | 29.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More private sector data for Argentina
- 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$), annual growth rate 9.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,653 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Argentina?
- Merchandise trade in Argentina was 23.8% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1966.
- How does Argentina rank for merchandise trade?
- Argentina ranks 191st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.