Argentina - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Argentina was 0.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 8.97 in 2002, while its lowest value was -6.20 in 1980.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1976 1.27
1977 1.98
1978 3.20
1979 -0.74
1980 -6.20
1981 -5.99
1982 -2.79
1983 -2.34
1984 -3.15
1985 -1.08
1986 -2.58
1987 -3.81
1988 -1.25
1989 -1.70
1990 3.22
1991 -0.34
1992 -2.42
1993 -3.47
1994 -4.26
1995 -1.98
1996 -2.49
1997 -4.14
1998 -4.84
1999 -4.21
2000 -3.16
2001 -1.41
2002 8.97
2003 6.38
2004 1.95
2005 2.65
2006 2.79
2007 2.10
2008 1.50
2009 2.18
2010 -0.38
2011 -1.01
2012 -0.39
2013 -2.38
2014 -1.74
2015 -2.96
2016 -2.71
2017 -4.84
2018 -5.16
2019 -0.82
2020 0.85

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments