Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 7:34 PM

SERIAL · 032South America

Argentina

CapitalBuenos Aires

CurrencyARS · Argentine convertible peso

LanguageSpanish

Area2.8M km²

Since1816

ISOARG · AR

Population

45.9Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in South America

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the Southern Cone of South America. It covers an area of 2,780,085 km2 (1,073,397 mi2), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. Argentina shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, and a part of Antarctica.

Text: Wikipedia — ArgentinaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-30

— FACTS —

Motto: En unión y libertad
Capital: Buenos Aires
Currency: Argentine convertible peso (ARS)
Official language: Spanish
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +54
Licence plate code: RA
Top-level domain: .ar
Independence / founding: 09 Jul 1816
Highest point: Aconcagua (6,962 m)
Lowest point: Laguna del Carbón (-105 m)
Anthem: Argentine National Anthem

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

10.3%% of land area

#165 of 2132023

33% of world average

Forest area

282,462km²

#20 of 2132023

149% of world average

Agricultural land

42.4%% of land area

#89 of 2092023

114% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

14.8%% of land area

#72 of 2062023

106% of world average

Land area

2.8Mkm²

#8 of 2152023

425% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

45.9Mpeople

#35 of 2162025

121% of world average

Population growth

0.3%% per year

#152 of 2162025

34% of world average

Population density

17people per km²

#193 of 2152023

4% of world average

People living in cities

92.4%% of population

#25 of 2162025

146% of world average

Urban population growth

0.4%% per year

#159 of 2162025

28% of world average

People living rurally

7.6%% of population

#192 of 2162025

21% of world average

Population aged 0-14

21.0%% of population

#117 of 2162025

84% of world average

Population aged 15-64

66.3%% of population

#72 of 2162025

104% of world average

Population aged 65+

12.6%% of population

#79 of 2162025

117% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

50.7%% of working-age population

#145 of 2162025

88% of world average

Female population

50.4%% of population

#109 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

2births per woman

#151 of 2162024

64% of world average

Birth rate

11.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#136 of 2162024

64% of world average

Death rate

7.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#90 of 2162024

100% of world average

Net migration

2,859people (5-year total)

#55 of 2162025

2596% of world average

Migrants living in the country

4.3%% of population

#120 of 2152024

32% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$683.10Bcurrent US$

#24 of 2112025

123% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$1.49Tcurrent int'l $

#28 of 1992025

143% of world average

GDP per person

$14,898current US$

#85 of 2112025

62% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$32,587current int'l $

#79 of 1992025

98% of world average

GDP growth

4.4%% per year

#69 of 2102025

129% of world average

GDP per person growth

4.0%% per year

#51 of 2102025

169% of world average

Gross national income

$669.20Bcurrent US$

#24 of 2042025

117% of world average

Gross national income per person

$14,650current US$

#77 of 2032025

73% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$31,920current int'l $

#75 of 1972025

100% of world average

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Inflation

219.9%% per year

#189 of 1902024

2555% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

39.1%% per year

#204 of 2092025

551% of world average

Real interest rate

5.0%%

#62 of 1342025

121% of world average

Lending interest rate

46.0%%

#3 of 1342025

407% of world average

Government revenue

16.9%% of GDP

#113 of 1492024

64% of world average

Government spending

21.0%% of GDP

#98 of 1492023

76% of world average

Government consumption

14.9%% of GDP

#107 of 1812025

85% of world average

Household consumption

70.0%% of GDP

#60 of 1812025

108% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

16.1%% of GDP

#152 of 1782025

69% of world average

Fixed investment

16.0%% of GDP

#148 of 1732025

72% of world average

Gross savings

13.4%% of GDP

#136 of 1682025

61% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$3.13Bcurrent US$

#58 of 2012025

37% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

0.5%% of GDP

#157 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.4%% of GDP

#85 of 1792025

19% of world average

Current account balance

-1.1%% of GDP

#93 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$41.00Bcurrent US$

#55 of 1772025

41% of world average

External debt

$242.36Bcurrent US$

#114 of 1212024

313% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

420-100

#123 of 1472024

119% of world average

People below the poverty line

1.0%% of population

#62 of 1472024

8% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

31.2%%

#118 of 1472024

112% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

1.9%%

#124 of 1472024

68% of world average

Stock market value

8.4%% of GDP

#81 of 882022

11% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$916.4Mcurrent US$

#96 of 1862025

18% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.0%% of GNI

#130 of 1372023

1% of world average

Exchange rate

1,241local currency per US$

#26 of 2112025

86% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

5.5%% of GDP

#104 of 1992025

55% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

22.9%% of GDP

#107 of 2022025

94% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

13.6%% of GDP

#55 of 1952025

124% of world average

Services' share of the economy

56.2%% of GDP

#115 of 2022025

97% of world average

1 of 39 figures unavailable for Argentina.

— TRADE —

Exports

15.6%% of GDP

#164 of 1872025

36% of world average

Imports

14.8%% of GDP

#181 of 1872025

30% of world average

Trade balance

0.7%% of GDP

#72 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

23.8%% of GDP

#192 of 2052025

37% of world average

Goods exported

$87.11Bcurrent US$

#45 of 2072025

70% of world average

Goods imported

$75.79Bcurrent US$

#50 of 2072025

60% of world average

Services exported

$18.04Bcurrent US$

#57 of 1912025

37% of world average

Services imported

$29.27Bcurrent US$

#46 of 1912025

67% of world average

Goods and services exported

$105.19Bcurrent US$

#48 of 1912025

60% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$101.07Bcurrent US$

#48 of 1912025

60% of world average

High-tech share of exports

3.9%% of manufactured exports

#108 of 1792024

32% of world average

Terms of trade

107index

#86 of 2062024

101% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

77.5 yrsyears

#79 of 2162024

105% of world average

Life expectancy, women

80.0 yrsyears

#86 of 2162024

104% of world average

Life expectancy, men

75.0 yrsyears

#74 of 2162024

105% of world average

Infant deaths

8.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#70 of 1962024

43% of world average

Deaths under age 5

9.5 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#70 of 1962024

39% of world average

Maternal deaths

33per 100,000 live births

#81 of 1942023

28% of world average

Health spending

10.3%% of GDP

#26 of 1932023

150% of world average

Health spending per person

$1,457current US$

#52 of 1932023

100% of world average

Physicians

5.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#9 of 1872023

242% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

4.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#76 of 1962023

101% of world average

Hospital beds

3.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#53 of 1572022

114% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

99.0%% of population

#81 of 2142016

109% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

94.8%% of population

#102 of 2132016

118% of world average

Suicide rate

8per 100,000 people

#103 of 1852021

93% of world average

Adults who smoke

23.5%% of adults

#109 of 1662024

119% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.4%% aged 15-49

#73 of 1532024

29% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

44per 100,000 people

#106 of 2082024

44% of world average

Undernourishment

3.4%% of population

#68 of 1682023

34% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

82.0%% of children 12-23 months

#139 of 1932024

96% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

5.0%% of GDP

#63 of 1902023

116% of world average

Education spending

13.2%% of government spending

#87 of 1892023

98% of world average

Adult literacy

99.1%% aged 15+

#16 of 1192020

118% of world average

Youth literacy

99.7%% aged 15-24

#23 of 1262020

109% of world average

Primary school enrolment

102.5%% gross

#71 of 2002023

102% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

105.6%% gross

#38 of 1882023

121% of world average

University enrolment

107.8%% gross

#9 of 1672023

217% of world average

Primary school completion

98.9%% of relevant age group

#48 of 1802023

110% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

17pupils per teacher

not enough data to rank2008

78% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

14.0 yrsyears

#8 of 1972025

139% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

7.1%% of labour force

#127 of 1862025

103% of world average

Youth unemployment

19.2%% of labour force aged 15-24

#132 of 1862025

122% of world average

Labour force participation

61.9%% aged 15+

#91 of 1862025

102% of world average

Women in the labour force

52.5%% of women aged 15+

#101 of 1862025

103% of world average

Men in the labour force

71.7%% of men aged 15+

#78 of 1862025

103% of world average

Labour force

22.4Mpeople

#33 of 1862025

111% of world average

Working in agriculture

7.0%% of employment

#122 of 1862025

32% of world average

Working in industry

21.2%% of employment

#70 of 1862025

108% of world average

Working in services

71.8%% of employment

#51 of 1862025

123% of world average

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Self-employed

25.6%% of employment

#116 of 1862025

66% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

78.6%% of labour force

#81 of 1712024

103% of world average

Employed

57.5%% aged 15+

#94 of 1862025

102% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

89.7%% of population

#63 of 2072024

126% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

140per 100 people

#40 of 2102024

121% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

26per 100 people

#72 of 2082024

144% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

14per 100 people

#85 of 2132024

94% of world average

Access to electricity

98.4%% of population

#139 of 2142024

111% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

99.9%% of population

#62 of 1892023

143% of world average

Electricity used per person

2,822kWh per person

#70 of 1492024

67% of world average

Energy used per person

1,737kg oil equivalent per person

#64 of 1492024

77% of world average

Air passengers carried

21.1Mpassengers

#33 of 1652023

81% of world average

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Air freight

136million tonne-km

#57 of 1632023

10% of world average

Rail network

17,866route-km

#11 of 842019

171% of world average

Rail passengers

8,361million passenger-km

#25 of 782017

30% of world average

Container port traffic

1.5MTEU

#59 of 1672024

27% of world average

Research and development spending

0.6%% of GDP

#61 of 1272023

62% of world average

Patent applications by residents

406count

#49 of 1422021

3% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

8,589count

#47 of 1972023

52% of world average

Tourists arriving

7.4Mcount

#28 of 1942019

145% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$1.70Bcurrent US$

#57 of 1752020

46% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

4tonnes per person

#135 of 2032024

89% of world average

Carbon emissions

183Mt CO2

#173 of 2032024

98% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

374Mt CO2-equivalent

#180 of 2032024

148% of world average

Protected land

8.8%% of land area

#160 of 2132025

47% of world average

Protected coastal waters

12.0%% of territorial waters

#44 of 1742025

116% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

12.9%% of internal resources

#101 of 1772022

10% of world average

Renewable water available per person

6,431m³ per person

#60 of 1832022

46% of world average

Renewable energy use

9.2%% of final energy consumption

#149 of 2122021

32% of world average

Electricity from renewables

25.5%% of total

#95 of 2062021

74% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

52.8%% of total

#86 of 2092023

89% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

7.3%% of total

#24 of 2082024

205% of world average

Energy imported (net)

0.4%% of energy use

#100 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

0.6%% of GDP

#141 of 1562024

28% of world average

Military spending

$4.18Bcurrent US$

#51 of 1602024

25% of world average

Military spending

1.9%% of government spending

#141 of 1532024

26% of world average

Armed forces personnel

103,000people

#53 of 1702020

64% of world average

Armed forces

0.5%% of labour force

#111 of 1682020

42% of world average

Tax revenue

10.4%% of GDP

#126 of 1492024

62% of world average

Homicides

4per 100,000 people

#102 of 1582023

58% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Argentina.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Argentine National AnthemAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Buenos Aires · approx. UTC-4

Neighbours

Landmarks

Los Glaciares National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Cueva de las ManosImage: Wikimedia Commons

Jesuit missions among the GuaraníImage: Wikimedia Commons

Iguazú National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

ESMA Museum and Site of Memory – Former Clandestine Center of Detention, Torture and ExterminationImage: Wikimedia Commons

The Architectural Work of Le CorbusierImage: Wikimedia Commons

Iguazú National Park World Heritage SiteImage: Wikimedia Commons

Los Alerces National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Jesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Inca road systemImage: Wikimedia Commons

Navy Petty-Officers School of MechanicsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural ParksImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Pope Francis266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)

Che GuevaraArgentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

Lionel MessiArgentine association football player (born 1987)

Jorge Luis BorgesArgentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

Diego MaradonaArgentine football player and manager (1960–2020)

Cristina Fernández de Kirchnerpresident of Argentina from 2007 to 2015

Eva PerónArgentine actress and politician (1919–1952)

Juan Perónpresident of Argentina (1946–55, 1973–74)

Alfredo Di StéfanoArgentine-Spanish association football player (1926–2014)

Julio CortázarArgentine writer and translator (1914–1984)

Sergio AgüeroArgentine association football player

José de San MartínArgentine general and independence leader (1778–1850)

History

09 Jul 1816Argentina — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population45.9M2025

GDP$683.10B2025

GDP per person$14,8982025