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Currency | Argentine peso (ARS) |
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Trade organizations | WTO, Mercosur, Prosur, G-20 |
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Average gross salary | US$178 monthly (AR$87,987) (June 2023)[16] |
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Export goods | Soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat |
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Import goods | Machinery, motor vehicles, petroleum and natural gas, organic chemicals, plastics |
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−15% (of GDP) (2023 est.)[18] | |
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All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. |
The economy of Argentina is the second-largest national economy in South America, behind Brazil. Argentina is a developing country with a highly literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base.
Argentina benefits from rich natural resources. Argentina's economic performance has historically been very uneven, with high economic growth alternating with severe recessions, particularly since the late twentieth century. Income maldistribution and poverty have increased since this period. Early in the twentieth century, Argentina had one of the ten highest per capita GDP levels globally. It was on par with Canada and Australia, and had surpassed both France and Italy.
Argentina's currency declined by about 50% in 2018 to more than 38 Argentine pesos per U.S. Dollar. As of that year, it is under a stand-by program from the International Monetary Fund. In 2019, the currency fell further by 25%. In 2020, it fell by 90%, in 2021, 68%,[24] and a further 52% in 2022 (until July 20).[25]
Argentina is considered an emerging market by the FTSE Global Equity Index (2018), and one of the G-20 major economies. In 2021, MCSI re-classified Argentina as a standalone market due to prolonged severe capital controls.[26]
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