Argentina — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Argentina, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Argentina was 4.37% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 10.57% in 1965. The lowest was -10.89% in 2002 (about -2.5× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.34% per year.
Argentina ranks 69 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 33%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Argentina sits above it. It peaked in 1965 and has fallen 59% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 60%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 10 of 40 economies; Panama (4.35%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 7003% in 1976. That is 630% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 44th of 107 in 1961 → 89th of 119 in 1970 → 94th of 152 in 1980 → 148th of 176 in 1990 → 179th of 199 in 2000 → 13th of 209 in 2010 → 172nd of 209 in 2020 → 62nd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.37% | +5.7 pp |
| 2024 | -1.34% | +0.5 pp |
| 2023 | -1.86% | -7.9 pp |
| 2022 | 6.02% | -4.4 pp |
| 2021 | 10.44% | +20.3 pp |
| 2020 | -9.9% | -7.9 pp |
| 2019 | -2% | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | -2.62% | -5.4 pp |
| 2017 | 2.82% | +4.9 pp |
| 2016 | -2.08% | -4.8 pp |
| 2015 | 2.73% | +5.2 pp |
| 2014 | -2.51% | -4.9 pp |
| 2013 | 2.41% | +3.4 pp |
| 2012 | -1.03% | -7.0 pp |
| 2011 | 6% | -4.1 pp |
| 2010 | 10.13% | +16.0 pp |
| 2009 | -5.92% | -10.0 pp |
| 2008 | 4.06% | -5.0 pp |
| 2007 | 9.01% | +1.0 pp |
| 2006 | 8.05% | -0.8 pp |
| 2005 | 8.85% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 9.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 8.84% | +19.7 pp |
| 2002 | -10.89% | -6.5 pp |
| 2001 | -4.41% | -3.6 pp |
| 2000 | -0.79% | +2.6 pp |
| 1999 | -3.39% | -7.2 pp |
| 1998 | 3.85% | -4.3 pp |
| 1997 | 8.11% | +2.6 pp |
| 1996 | 5.53% | +8.4 pp |
| 1995 | -2.85% | -8.7 pp |
| 1994 | 5.84% | -2.4 pp |
| 1993 | 8.21% | +0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 7.94% | -1.2 pp |
| 1991 | 9.13% | +11.6 pp |
| 1990 | -2.47% | +4.7 pp |
| 1989 | -7.16% | -6.1 pp |
| 1988 | -1.09% | -3.8 pp |
| 1987 | 2.7% | -3.4 pp |
| 1986 | 6.15% | +11.3 pp |
| 1985 | -5.19% | -6.8 pp |
| 1984 | 1.57% | -2.8 pp |
| 1983 | 4.35% | +5.1 pp |
| 1982 | -0.74% | +4.5 pp |
| 1981 | -5.19% | -6.7 pp |
| 1980 | 1.52% | -8.7 pp |
| 1979 | 10.22% | +14.7 pp |
| 1978 | -4.51% | -11.4 pp |
| 1977 | 6.93% | +9.0 pp |
| 1976 | -2.02% | -2.0 pp |
| 1975 | -0.03% | -5.6 pp |
| 1974 | 5.53% | +2.7 pp |
| 1973 | 2.81% | +1.2 pp |
| 1972 | 1.63% | -4.0 pp |
| 1971 | 5.66% | +2.6 pp |
| 1970 | 3.05% | -6.6 pp |
| 1969 | 9.68% | +4.9 pp |
| 1968 | 4.82% | +1.6 pp |
| 1967 | 3.19% | +3.9 pp |
| 1966 | -0.66% | -11.2 pp |
| 1965 | 10.57% | +0.4 pp |
| 1964 | 10.13% | +15.4 pp |
| 1963 | -5.31% | -4.5 pp |
| 1962 | -0.85% | -6.3 pp |
| 1961 | 5.43% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Argentina’s GDP growth in 1962?
-0.85% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Argentina’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -19.5% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.37%; 2024: -1.34%; 2023: -1.86%; 2022: 6.02%; 2021: 10.44%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.