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Argentina · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Argentina

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Buenos Aires Upper middle income Nation age 210 years (since 1816) i ARG · AR
NationsTree Index 2025 i54.672nd of 196 Tree height 2025 i23 msee ranking Military strength i68percentile
Population i45.9 m35th of 217 Area i2,780,400 km²8th of 216 GDP i$683.10 bn24th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$1.49 trn intl.28th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$32,587 intl.79th of 199 Life expectancy i77.5 years80th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i63
Strength · trunk i72
Quality of life · crown i59
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i39
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i19
CSV

In short

Argentina is 72nd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 54.6 out of 100; its tree is 23 m tall.

It has 45.9 million people and an economy of $1.49 trn at purchasing power parity, 28th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Physicians (9th of 174), Tertiary enrolment (9th of 150) and Adult literacy (14th of 98).

Its weakest positions: Inflation (180th of 180), Income inequality (Gini) (93rd of 108) and DPT immunization (157th of 193).

Over five years it fell from 68th to 72nd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

65
Surface area ikm² 2,780,400 8th/216
Land area ikm² 2,736,690 8th/216
Population ipeople 45.9 m 35th/217
Population growth i% 0.34% 152nd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 16.7 195th/216
Urban population i% 92.4% 25th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 21.0% 117th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 12.6% 80th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $683.10 bn 24th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $1.49 trn 28th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $1.28 trn 28th/199
GDP per person iUSD $14,898 86th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $32,587 79th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $14,650 77th/201
GDP growth i% 4.4% 69th/210
Inflation i% 219.9% 180th/180
Unemployment i% 7.1% 128th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 80.1% 146th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -0.2% 40th/192

Main industries

53
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 5.5% 103rd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 22.9% 106th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 13.6% 55th/192
Services i% of GDP 56.2% 114th/200

Trade

38
Exports of goods & services iUSD $106.26 bn 48th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $101.16 bn 50th/182
Exports i% of GDP 15.6% 161st/183
Imports i% of GDP 14.8% 177th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 30.4% 176th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 9.1% 52nd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 12.6% 125th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 50.1% 29th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.1% 163rd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 3.9% 106th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -1.1% 93rd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.6% 154th/196

Natural resources

68
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 2.7% 89th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 1.54% 41st/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.39% 41st/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 65th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.58% 53rd/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.14% 103rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 17.1% 63rd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 6,431 60th/183

Tourism

68
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 7.4 m 28th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.70 bn 57th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 2.6% 116th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 15.4 m 14th/107

Society & health

66
Life expectancy iyears 77.5 80th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 9.5 70th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 5.11 9th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.4 51st/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 75% 157th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 56.4%2003
Secondary enrolment i% gross 105.6% 38th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 56.6% 24th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 19.0% 77th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 10.3% 26th/193
Adult literacy i% 99.1% 14th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 107.8% 9th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.865 47th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 42.4 93rd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 1.0% 50th/108

Infrastructure & digital

69
Access to electricity i% of population 98.4% 140th/215
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 48.5%2016
Internet users i% of population 89.7% 59th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 140 40th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 26.1 72nd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.80 63rd/164
Rail lines iroute-km 17,866 11th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 21.1 m 33rd/161

Environment & energy

43
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 4.01 135th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 9.2% 149th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 14.3 79th/200
Forest area i% of land area 17.1% 141st/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,737 65th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 58.0 79th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 40.3 125th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 56.9 102nd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 68.4 103rd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 53.9 102nd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 65.9 73rd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 4.5 96th/145

Military

43
Military expenditure iUSD $3.88 bn 52nd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.6% 142nd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 1.8% 144th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 103,000 53rd/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.53% 111th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 108.0 m 47th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.0 m2011

Science & innovation

63
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.60% 59th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 445 48th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 8,589 47th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Argentina — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/argentina. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Argentina — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/argentina. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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