Refugees
183,098refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
5,163from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Argentina
Argentina has 46 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $683 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports 99% of its potash supply (FAOSTAT, 2024, estimated).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 46 m (2025)
- Member of
- G20 (as of 10 Nov 2026)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$683billion24th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population46million35th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$14,89865th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP0.6% of GDP136th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person3.7t91st of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Argentina imports 99% of its potash supply; it exports oil.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Exporter | Exports 18% of what it producesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025; Argentina → United States from EIA’s US crude oil imports | United States, Chile, Brazil (buyers) |
| Natural gas | Low net trade | Exports 0.3% of what it produces PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Bolivia → Argentina as reported by the exporter | United States, Trinidad and Tobago, Bolivia |
| Wheat | Exporter | Exports 36% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Brazil, Peru, Dominican Republic (buyers) |
| Maize | Exporter | Exports 56% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Vietnam, South Korea, Peru (buyers) |
| Rice | Exporter | Exports 21% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Spain, Belgium, United Kingdom (buyers) |
| Soybeans | Low net trade | Imports 6.7% of the soybeans it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Paraguay, Brazil |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports 99% of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Israel, Canada, Russia |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports 86% of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Morocco, China, Russia |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: Denmark, 32% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | Denmark, France, United States |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: China, 38% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | China, Malaysia, Taiwan |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilExporter
Exports 18% of what it produces
Main partners: United States, Chile, Brazil (buyers)
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025; Argentina → United States from EIA’s US crude oil imports
- Natural gasLow net trade
Exports 0.3% of what it produces Preliminary
Main partners: United States, Trinidad and Tobago, Bolivia
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Bolivia → Argentina as reported by the exporter
- WheatExporter
Exports 36% of what it produces
Main partners: Brazil, Peru, Dominican Republic (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- MaizeExporter
Exports 56% of what it produces
Main partners: Vietnam, South Korea, Peru (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- RiceExporter
Exports 21% of what it produces
Main partners: Spain, Belgium, United Kingdom (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- SoybeansLow net trade
Imports 6.7% of the soybeans it uses
Main partners: Paraguay, Brazil
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports 99% of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Israel, Canada, Russia
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports 86% of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Morocco, China, Russia
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: Denmark, 32% of imports
Main partners: Denmark, France, United States
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: China, 38% of imports
Main partners: China, Malaysia, Taiwan
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Argentina’s economy produced $683 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth4.4%2025 · 62nd of 186 · World Bank
Inflation219.9%2024 · 1st of 176 · World Bank
Unemployment7.1%2025 · 55th of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$29.6billion2024 · 56th of 164 · World Bank
Trade28% of GDP2024 · 164th of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$4.36billion2025 · 51st of 200 · World Bank
People
Argentina had 46 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Argentina’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman1.502023 · 171st of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age32.12023 · 119th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over13%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Technology and space
Satellites owned in Argentina numbered 36 at the end of 2026.
Notable AI models12018 · Epoch AI
Climate and hazards
Argentina emitted 171 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Argentina’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions171Mt2024 · 33rd of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person3.7t2024 · 91st of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 17509,152Mt2024 · 28th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress1.82023 · 77th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Argentina.
Sanctions
15entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 15
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$139billioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
25publicly known incidents affecting Argentina, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
54 measures on this site have a recent figure for Argentina.
| GDP | $683 bn | 2025 | 24th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $14,898 | 2025 | 65th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 4.4% | 2025 | 62nd of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 219.9% | 2024 | 1st of 176 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 80% | 2025 | 44th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −0.2% | 2025 | 41st of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | −1.1% | 2025 | 95th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 7.1% | 2025 | 55th of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $30 bn | 2024 | 56th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 28% | 2024 | 164th of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $4.4 bn | 2025 | 51st of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 0.2% | 2024 | 141st of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 46 m | 2025 | 35th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 46 m | 2023 | 34th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 1.50 | 2023 | 171st of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 32.1 | 2023 | 119th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 77.4 | 2023 | 87th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 5,163 | 2025 | 95th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 183,098 | 2025 | 46th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 4.0 | 2025 | 88th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 794 kb/d | 2025 | 21st of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 735 kb/d | 2024 | 29th of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 16th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 46.6 bcm | 2024 | 23rd of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 153 TWh | 2024 | 30th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 41% | 2024 | 88th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0.9% | 2024 | 76th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 13% | 2024 | 57th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 18.5 Mt | 2024 | 13th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 171st of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 57.5 Mt | 2024 | 4th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 136th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.8 Mt | 2024 | 38th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 159th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 48.2 Mt | 2024 | 3rd of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 7.6 Mt | 2024 | 2nd of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.07 Mt | 2024 | 44th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.75 Mt | 2024 | 10th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 171 Mt | 2024 | 33rd of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 3.7 t | 2024 | 91st of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 9,152 Mt | 2024 | 28th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 4.1% | 2023 | 86th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 1.8 | 2023 | 77th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 67% | 2023 | 26th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 0.6% | 2025 | 136th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $3.9 bn | 2025 | 50th of 150 | World Bank |
| Deaths in organised violence | 45 | 2025 | 42nd of 61 | UCDP |
| Arms imports | 108 TIV m | 2025 | 45th of 108 | SIPRI |
| Satellites in orbit | 36 | 2026 | 17th of 81 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| People using the internet | 90% | 2024 | 58th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $2.5 bn | 2024 | 45th of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 15% | 2024 | 33rd of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 15 | 2026 | 97th of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $20 bn | 2021 | 1st of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- UCDP Georeferenced Event DatasetConflict deaths
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Dependencies at a glance
- CelesTrak SATCATSatellites in orbit
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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