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Argentina’s GDP has Stagnated
Over the Last Decade

Performance hit by frequent recessions


 
Last updated: 3 July 2024
 
Argentina's GDP Growth
Index: 1998=100
Argentina’s GDP has Stagnated - Over the Last Decade
* GDP in Purchasing Power Parity terms with added estimates for the size of the informal economy and adjustments for out-of-date GDP base year data.


Over the last decade, while most major countries have experienced steady GDP growth, Argentina’s GDP has seen just a 2% increase. Over the past 25 years, Argentina’s economic growth has trailed that of its South American peers, which have not maintained the 295% growth rate average of Emerging Markets.

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