Argentina Balance of Trade

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

921

Units In

USD Million

1,402

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Nov 20, 2025

Time to Release

30 Days 16 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2,656 May 2024	-1,833 Jun 2023	276.52 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 921 million in September 2025, down from USD 982 million a year earlier. Imports rose 20.7% year-on-year to USD 7,207 million, driven by notable increases in intermediate goods (1.6%), consumer goods (45.7%), passenger motor vehicles (68.6%) and capital goods (47.7%). Meanwhile, exports rose 16.9% to USD 8,128 million, led by gains in primary products (43.0%) and agro-industrial manufactures (11.2%), with industrial manufactures also expanding (3.5%). For the year-to-date through September 2025, the trade surplus stood at USD 6,030 million, down from USD 15,057 million in the same period of 2024.