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.
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
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 13.3% (2024)
- Food exports 49.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.6% (2024)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Commercial service exports 17.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 20.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 34.5% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 29.07 billion current US$ (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.