Argentina Trade Balance

1991 - 2023 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Argentina's Trade Balance

  • Argentina's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 806.4 USD mn in Mar 2023, compared with a surplus of 177.3 USD mn in the previous month
  • Argentina's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1991 to Mar 2023, with an averaged value of 394.8 USD mn
  • The data reached an all-time high of 2.5 USD bn in Nov 2019 and a record low of -1.5 USD bn in Nov 2017
CEIC calculates monthly Trade Balance from monthly Total Exports and monthly Total Imports. The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses provides Total Exports and Total Imports in USD.

Further information about Argentina's Trade Balance

  • In the latest reports, Argentina's Total Exports reached 5.9 USD bn in Mar 2023, a decrease of 4.0% YoY (year-on-year)
  • Total Imports recorded 6.8 USD bn in Mar 2023, a decrease of 4.0% YoY (year-on-year)

View Argentina's Trade Balance from Jan 1991 to Mar 2023 in the chart:

Argentina Trade Balance

What was Argentina's Trade Balance in Mar 2023?

Argentina's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 806.4 USD mn in Mar 2023, compared with a surplus of 177.3 USD mn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-806.4 Mar 2023 177.3 Feb 2023 -1,487.6 Nov 2017 2,487.1 Nov 2019 USD mn monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2023

Trade Balance by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -360.6 Mar 2023 monthly Oct 1998 - Mar 2023
Algeria (USD mn) -274.8 Mar 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2020
Argentina (USD mn) -806.4 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2023
Armenia (USD mn) -437.3 Mar 2023 monthly Nov 1995 - Mar 2023
Australia (USD mn) 10,268.4 Mar 2023 monthly Jul 1971 - Mar 2023
Austria (USD mn) -2,260.7 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2023
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 1,405.3 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2023
Bahrain (USD mn) 8,242.9 2022 yearly 1966 - 2022
Bangladesh (USD mn) -956.9 Feb 2023 monthly Jul 1986 - Feb 2023
Belarus (USD mn) 73.1 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2023
Belgium (USD mn) -21.7 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2023
Bolivia (USD mn) -183.9 Feb 2023 monthly Oct 1994 - Feb 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -431.4 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2023
Botswana (USD mn) -133.9 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2023
Brazil (USD mn) 8,221.9 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1959 - Apr 2023
Brunei (USD mn) 530.9 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2023
Bulgaria (USD mn) -616.6 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2023
Cambodia (USD mn) -630.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jun 2013 - Mar 2023
Canada (USD mn) 710.4 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Mar 2023
Chile (USD mn) 2,906.3 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1968 - Mar 2023
China (USD mn) 88,190.7 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Mar 2023
Colombia (USD mn) -855.5 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2023
Croatia (USD mn) -1,401.0 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2023
Cyprus (USD mn) -568.2 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2023
Czech Republic (USD mn) 2,026.8 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2023
Denmark (USD mn) 1,531.5 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2023
Ecuador (USD mn) 242.6 Feb 2023 monthly Mar 1992 - Feb 2023
Egypt (USD mn) -2,107.0 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2023
Estonia (USD mn) -110.0 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2023
European Union (USD mn) -1,085.3 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2023
Finland (USD mn) -775.9 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2023
France (USD mn) -10,599.3 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2023
Georgia (USD mn) -688.3 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2023
Germany (USD mn) 17,887.4 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2023
Ghana (USD mn) 353.4 Feb 2023 monthly Mar 2005 - Feb 2023
Greece (USD mn) -2,416.3 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) -5,172.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2023
Hungary (USD mn) 606.1 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2023
Iceland (USD mn) -147.4 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2023
India (USD mn) -19,730.0 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2023
Indonesia (USD mn) 2,907.3 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1967 - Mar 2023
Iran (USD mn) 22,668.0 2021 yearly 1948 - 2021
Ireland (USD mn) 5,716.5 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1970 - Feb 2023
Israel (USD mn) -2,054.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Mar 2023
Italy (USD mn) 2,137.1 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2023
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 1,439.5 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Jan 2023
Japan (USD mn) -9,051.7 Mar 2023 monthly Apr 1995 - Mar 2023
Jordan (USD mn) -698.5 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1972 - Feb 2023
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 1,642.2 Feb 2023 monthly Sep 1995 - Feb 2023
Kenya (USD mn) -786.3 Feb 2023 monthly Oct 1992 - Feb 2023
South Korea (USD mn) -2,618.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Apr 2023
Kosovo (USD mn) -457.1 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Kuwait (USD mn) 1,817.0 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2021
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -622.7 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2023
Laos (USD mn) 83.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1992 - Dec 2022
Latvia (USD mn) -239.9 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2023
Lebanon (USD mn) -979.1 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Lithuania (USD mn) -516.1 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2023
Luxembourg (USD mn) -784.3 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2023
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) -1,442.0 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2023
North Macedonia (USD mn) -222.0 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1993 - Mar 2023
Malawi (USD mn) -30.3 Jun 2022 monthly Jan 1964 - Jun 2022
Malaysia (USD mn) 4,909.1 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - Mar 2023
Malta (USD mn) -275.6 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2023
Mauritius (USD mn) -319.1 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2023
Mexico (USD mn) 81.1 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2023
Moldova (USD mn) -396.7 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2023
Mongolia (USD mn) 779.1 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2023
Montenegro (USD mn) -308.1 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2023
Morocco (USD mn) -2,679.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2023
Mozambique (USD mn) -29.5 Sep 2022 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2022
Myanmar (USD mn) 183.9 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1957 - Jul 2022
Nepal (USD mn) -969.0 Mar 2023 monthly Aug 1974 - Mar 2023
Netherlands (USD mn) 13,703.7 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2023
New Zealand (USD mn) -790.1 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2023
Nigeria (USD mn) 2,505.4 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Norway (USD mn) 6,750.1 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2023
Oman (USD mn) 1,598.2 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2023
Pakistan (USD mn) -829.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1968 - Apr 2023
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -497.2 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Feb 2023
Panama (USD mn) -911.4 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1964 - Dec 2022
Paraguay (USD mn) 442.0 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2023
Peru (USD mn) 865.7 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2023
Philippines (USD mn) -4,927.8 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2023
Poland (USD mn) 2,803.0 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2023
Portugal (USD mn) -2,533.2 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2023
Qatar (USD mn) 5,844.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2014 - Mar 2023
Romania (USD mn) -2,193.3 Feb 2023 monthly Aug 1990 - Feb 2023
Russia (USD mn) 10,731.9 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2023
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 221,585.7 2022 yearly 1957 - 2022
Serbia (USD mn) -721.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2023
Singapore (USD mn) 4,599.9 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Mar 2023
Slovakia (USD mn) 861.4 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2023
Slovenia (USD mn) 315.8 Feb 2023 monthly Nov 1991 - Feb 2023
South Africa (USD mn) 377.5 Mar 2023 monthly Oct 2004 - Mar 2023
Spain (USD mn) -5,200.1 Dec 2021 monthly Jan 1985 - Dec 2021
Sri Lanka (USD mn) -412.1 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2023
Sudan (USD mn) -829.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Sweden (USD mn) 658.6 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2023
Switzerland (USD mn) 1,792.6 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -1,883.340 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 8,280.379 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 17.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 382,281.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 79.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2022
Forecast: Government Expenditure (ARS bn) 411,153.841 2028 yearly 1993 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (ARS bn) 722,661.622 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (ARS bn) 214,969.400 2027 yearly 1993 - 2027
Government Revenue: Taxes (ARS mn) 187,540.45 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1997 - Jul 2018
NFPS 2017: Current Revenue (ARS mn) 1,679,779.200 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2022
NFPS 2017: Capital Expenditure (ARS mn) 155,661.000 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2015 - Nov 2022
NFPS 2017: Total Revenue (ARS mn) 1,723,204.500 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2023
Non Financial Public Sector (NFPS) 2017: Total Balance (ARS mn) -685,100.900 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2022
NFPS 2017: Current Expenditure (ARS mn) 1,946,132.500 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2015 - Mar 2023
NFPS 2017: Total Expenditure (ARS mn) 2,261,174.200 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.397 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Trade Balance (USD mn) -806.4 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,982.4 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -24.6 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,984.925 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 466,237.590 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 46,373.684 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Imports (USD mn) 6,130.0 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -4.0 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,274,665.180 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,227,924.675 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 339.814 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Mar 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 707.679 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Mar 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 398.723 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,093.564 Mar 2023 monthly Apr 1983 - Mar 2023
Imports: cif: HS: Vehicles (USD mn) 6,428.000 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Imports: cif: HS: Organic Chemicals (USD mn) 3,337.000 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Imports: cif: HS: Machines, Instruments & Electric Materials (USD mn) 6,638.000 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Motor Vehicle Export (Unit) 23,960.000 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2023
Motor Vehicle Export: Passenger Car: Utility Vehicle (Unit) 13,116.000 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2023
Motor Vehicle Export: Passenger Car: Automobile (Unit) 13,491.000 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 660.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,732.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 238.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -1,399.564 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -81.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -1,318.415 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 276,693.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 44.8 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 86,873.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 14.1 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 7.216 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 65,358.990 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investments (USD mn) 3,816.334 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2022
BoP: Current Account: Services: Import (USD mn) 5,683.174 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Deposit-taking Corporations, except the Central Bank (USD mn) 418.013 Dec 2016 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2016
Foreign Direct Investment: Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles & ... (USD mn) -165.881 Dec 2016 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2016
Foreign Direct Investment: Other Financial Corporations (USD mn) -80.884 Dec 2016 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2016
Foreign Direct Investment: Information & Communication (USD mn) -254.943 Dec 2016 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2016
Foreign Direct Investment: First-Rate Investor: Spain (USD mn) -96.376 Dec 2016 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2016
Foreign Direct Investment: First-Rate Investor: United States of america (USD mn) -522.212 Dec 2016 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2016
Foreign Direct Investment: First-Rate Investor: Netherlands (USD mn) -188.390 Dec 2016 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2016
Foreign Direct Investment: First-Rate Investor: Germany (USD mn) -24.999 Dec 2016 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2016
Foreign Direct Investment: First-Rate Investor: Chile (USD mn) 24.550 Dec 2016 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2016
AR: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -2,409.281 2021 yearly 1976 - 2021
AR: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) 4,810.917 2021 yearly 1976 - 2021
AR: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 911.592 2021 yearly 1978 - 2021
AR: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 588.683 2021 yearly 1978 - 2021
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 4.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2022
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 43,816.081 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - Feb 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 83,687.552 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - Feb 2023
M2 Growth (%) 83.7 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 42.0 Feb 2023 monthly Apr 1985 - Feb 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 30,090.0 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.736 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.5 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - Feb 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 3,629.290 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 100,748.736 Apr 2023 monthly Jul 2002 - Apr 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 104.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jul 2003 - Apr 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 164,095.2 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1990 - Jul 2018
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 24.1 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1991 - Jul 2018
Credit to Households (USD bn) 19.783 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2022
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 104.504 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2022
Household Debt (USD mn) 18,224.3 Apr 2023 monthly Jul 2002 - Apr 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 186,463.698 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - Feb 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 94.76 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 10.98 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2022
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 41,417.270 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2023
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (USD mn) 34,278.880 Jan 2023 monthly Jul 2006 - Jan 2023
ORA: Gold Incl Gold Deposits & Gold Swapped (USD mn) 3,827.940 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2023
Deposits: ARS (ARS mn) 22,434,728.500 Apr 2023 monthly Jul 2002 - Apr 2023
Loans (ARS mn) 5,759,914.20 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 1990 - Jun 2018
Loans: ARS: Non Financial: Private: Mortgages (ARS mn) 397,566.133 Apr 2023 monthly Jul 2002 - Apr 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Geopolitical Risk Index (%) 0.015 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1985 - Apr 2023

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