Argentina Balance of Trade

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

800

Units In

USD Million

921

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 18, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 17 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2,656 May 2024	-1,833 Jun 2023	277.16 USD Million	1957-2025	N/A

Argentina has recorded trade surpluses from 2001 to 2014 and in 2016, mostly due to exports of agricultural products. In 2017 and 2018, the balance returned to deficit due to slowdown in exports growth and higher imports. Main exports are: cereals, fats and oils, beef and related products and dairy products (36 percent of total exports), motor vehicles and parts (12 percent); chemicals and related products (7 percent) and crude oil and fuels (5 percent). Main imports are: intermediate goods (29 percent of total imports), parts and accessories for capital goods (20 percent), capital goods (19 percent), fuels and lubricants (13 percent) and motor vehicles (8 percent). Main trading partners are: Brazil (21 percent of total exports and 29 percent of imports), China (7 percent of exports and 14 percent of imports) and United States (5 percent of exports and 10 percent of imports). Others include: Chile, Italy and Spain.

Latest Updates

Argentina’s trade surplus shrank to USD 800 million in October 2025, down from USD 912 million a year earlier. Imports rose 16.9% year-on-year to USD 7,154 million, driven by notable increases in intermediate goods (5.7%), consumer goods (48.8%), passenger motor vehicles (69.2%) and capital goods (20%). Meanwhile, exports rose 13.1% to USD 7,954 million, led by gains in primary products (63.8%) and industrial manufactures also expanding (8.1%), while agro-industrial manufactures (-3.5%) contracted. For the year-to-date through October 2025, the trade surplus stood at USD 6,846 million, down from USD 15,969 million in the same period of 2024.