Economy of Argentina

Imports

Imports commoditiesmachinery, motor vehicles, petroleum and natural gas, organic chemicals, plastics

Import partnersBrazil 27.2%, US 15.6%, China 11.9%, Germany 4.5% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiessoybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat

Export partnersBrazil 20.4%, China 7.4%, Chile 6%, US 5.2% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productssunflower seeds, lemons, soybeans, grapes, corn, tobacco, peanuts, tea, wheat; livestock

Industrial productsfood processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel

Economy

Unemployment7.50 % (2013)7.20 % (2012)7.20 % (2011)

Unemployment of Argentina

GDP - Official Exchange Rate485 Billion $ (2013)469 Billion $ (2012)558 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate of Argentina

GDP growth rate3.50 % (2013)1.90 % (2012)8.90 % (2011)

GDP growth rate of Argentina

GDP per Capita (PPP)18,600 $ (2013)17,900 $ (2012)17,900 $ (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP) of Argentina

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity771 Billion $ (2013)735 Billion $ (2012)728 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity of Argentina

GDP PPP per land area277 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2013)264 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2012)262 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2011)

GDP PPP per land area of Argentina

Electricity

Electricity - installed generating capacity32.9 Million kW

Banking

Commercial bank prime lending rate16.4 % (2013)14.1 % (2012)14.1 % (2011)

Commercial bank prime lending rate of Argentina

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP9.30 % (2013)9.10 % (2012)

Industry % of GDP29.7 % (2013)30.5 % (2012)

Services % of GDP61.0 % (2013)60.4 % (2012)

Tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals5.59 Million (2012)5.71 Million (2011)5.33 Million (2010)

International tourism, number of arrivals of Argentina

International tourism, number of departures7.25 Million (2012)6.69 Million (2011)5.31 Million (2010)

International tourism, number of departures of Argentina

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio13.2 % (2012)13.7 % (2011)13.2 % (2010)

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio of Argentina

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

Public debt (Percentage of GDP)45.8 % of GDP (2013)44.8 % of GDP (2012)41.7 % of GDP (2011)

Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Argentina

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-2.60 % of GDP

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)0.00 % of GDP (2012)-0.40 % of GDP (2011)0.29 % of GDP (2010)

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Argentina

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)26.3 % of GNI (2012)28.3 % of GNI (2011)32.7 % of GNI (2010)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI) of Argentina

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)11.6 % of total external debt (2012)13.7 % of total external debt (2011)11.8 % of total external debt (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Argentina

Current Account Balance (Total)-2.37 Billion $ (2013)107 Million $ (2012)-6.00 Million $ (2011)

Current Account Balance (Total) of Argentina

External Debt (Total)112 Billion $ (2013)114 Billion $ (2012)137 Billion $ (2011)

External Debt (Total) of Argentina

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)23.0 % of GDP (2013)24.3 % of GDP (2012)24.5 % of GDP (2011)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Argentina

External Debt per Capita2,617 $ (2013)2,695 $ (2012)3,275 $ (2011)

External Debt per Capita of Argentina