Argentina (2025)
-1.1
% of GDP
-2pp YoY
YoY Change
-2pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Argentina Current Account Balance (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 -1.1 -2pp
2024 0.9 +4.1pp
2023 -3.2 -2.6pp
2022 -0.6 -2pp
2021 1.4 +0.7pp
2020 0.7 +1.5pp
2019 -0.8 +4.4pp
2018 -5.2 -0.4pp
2017 -4.8 -2.1pp
2016 -2.7 +0.3pp
2015 -3 -1.3pp
2014 -1.7 +0.7pp
2013 -2.4 -2pp
2012 -0.4 +0.6pp
2011 -1 -0.6pp
2010 -0.4 -2.6pp
2009 2.2 +0.7pp
2008 1.5 -0.6pp
2007 2.1 -0.7pp
2006 2.8 +0.1pp

About this Dataset

Argentina recorded -1.1 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -2pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from -6.2 in 1980 to 9 in 2002.

This page tracks the current account balance (trade in goods and services + primary income + transfers) as a share of GDP in Argentina from 1990 to present. The current account is the primary measure of external balance and currency sustainability.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the current account balance (trade in goods and services + primary income + transfers) as a share of GDP in Argentina from 1990 to present. The current account is the primary measure of external balance and currency sustainability. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 9 % of GDP in 2002 and reached its lowest recorded value of -6.2 in 1980. The latest reading of -1.1 in 2025 represents a change of -2pp.