Transport services in Argentina
Argentina: Transport services was 20.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Argentina, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 20.5% for transport services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Argentina peaked at 58.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2020.
That places Argentina 144th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Transport services in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 58.5% | — |
| 1977 | 57.2% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | -35.3% |
| 1979 | 35.8% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 34.9% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 36.0% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 39.2% | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 36.4% | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 41.7% | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 35.0% | -16.1% |
| 1986 | 32.5% | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 40.4% | +24.0% |
| 1988 | 37.6% | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 33.8% | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 32.6% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 30.9% | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 29.3% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 30.9% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 30.8% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 28.3% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | -24.9% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +58.0% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | -19.9% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | -11.3% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.1% | 35.8% | 58.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 32.5% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 28.3% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 20.4% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.0% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 17.8% | 30.3% | 6 |
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 transport services in Argentina?
- Transport services in Argentina was 20.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2020.
- How does Argentina rank for transport services?
- Argentina ranks 144th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.