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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Argentina was 2.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 9.28 in 1974, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.16
1962	0.07
1964	0.28
1965	1.20
1966	1.53
1967	1.74
1968	2.04
1969	1.49
1970	0.60
1971	1.68
1972	0.69
1973	3.20
1974	9.28
1975	4.44
1976	1.90
1977	3.64
1978	0.40
1979	1.33
1980	4.60
1981	3.06
1982	2.88
1983	0.01
1984	0.02
1985	0.12
1986	0.00
1987	0.83
1988	0.85
1989	0.34
1990	0.32
1991	0.10
1992	0.14
1993	0.06
1994	0.28
1995	0.10
1996	0.37
1997	0.33
1998	0.24
1999	0.27
2000	0.48
2001	0.42
2002	0.46
2003	0.26
2004	0.32
2005	0.18
2006	0.39
2007	0.50
2008	0.53
2009	0.33
2010	0.61
2011	0.88
2012	1.13
2013	1.80
2014	1.57
2015	0.77
2016	1.49
2017	1.27
2018	2.08
2019	1.65
2020	2.11

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Argentina was 42,354,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74,442,000,000 in 2013 and a minimum value of 981,000,000 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	1,249,000,000
1961	1,460,000,000
1962	1,357,000,000
1963	981,000,000
1964	1,077,000,000
1965	1,199,000,000
1966	1,124,000,000
1967	1,096,000,000
1968	1,169,000,000
1969	1,576,000,000
1970	1,694,000,000
1971	1,868,000,000
1972	1,905,000,000
1973	2,230,000,000
1974	3,635,000,000
1975	3,947,000,000
1976	3,033,000,000
1977	4,162,000,000
1978	3,834,000,000
1979	6,700,000,000
1980	10,541,000,000
1981	9,430,000,000
1982	5,337,000,000
1983	4,504,000,000
1984	4,585,000,000
1985	3,814,000,000
1986	4,724,000,000
1987	5,818,000,000
1988	5,322,000,000
1989	4,203,000,000
1990	4,076,000,000
1991	8,275,000,000
1992	14,872,000,000
1993	16,784,000,000
1994	21,527,000,000
1995	20,122,000,000
1996	23,762,000,000
1997	30,450,000,000
1998	31,404,000,000
1999	25,508,000,000
2000	25,154,000,000
2001	20,320,000,000
2002	8,990,000,000
2003	13,834,000,000
2004	22,445,000,000
2005	28,689,000,000
2006	34,152,000,000
2007	44,706,000,000
2008	57,462,000,000
2009	38,786,000,000
2010	56,793,000,000
2011	74,319,000,000
2012	67,974,000,000
2013	74,442,000,000
2014	65,735,000,000
2015	60,205,000,000
2016	55,852,000,000
2017	66,937,000,000
2018	65,482,000,000
2019	49,124,000,000
2020	42,354,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Argentina was 36.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 83.63 in 1962, while its lowest value was 36.14 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	76.05
1961	79.65
1962	83.63
1963	82.58
1964	75.66
1965	69.33
1966	71.20
1967	74.92
1968	77.26
1969	76.97
1970	78.19
1971	78.81
1972	78.30
1973	80.03
1974	71.97
1975	73.02
1976	70.88
1977	74.81
1978	74.54
1979	73.78
1980	78.27
1981	79.04
1982	71.50
1983	68.69
1984	64.86
1985	65.67
1986	65.37
1987	67.34
1988	65.55
1989	66.48
1990	66.55
1991	64.24
1992	66.58
1993	69.90
1994	68.09
1995	62.69
1996	60.78
1997	62.42
1998	61.82
1999	62.63
2000	58.15
2001	56.83
2002	55.76
2003	49.08
2004	50.65
2005	46.83
2006	40.01
2007	38.64
2008	38.28
2009	41.58
2010	41.48
2011	39.82
2012	43.84
2013	42.34
2014	45.28
2015	41.98
2016	40.81
2017	38.05
2018	38.35
2019	40.11
2020	36.14

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Argentina was 30.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 30.73 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.71 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	2.40
1961	0.81
1962	2.11
1963	2.41
1964	3.87
1965	5.04
1966	6.14
1967	2.49
1968	1.78
1969	1.89
1970	2.40
1971	2.06
1972	2.02
1973	1.87
1974	9.11
1975	5.20
1976	4.57
1977	3.95
1978	5.41
1979	5.25
1980	3.12
1981	1.81
1982	1.00
1983	1.01
1984	0.75
1985	0.71
1986	1.09
1987	1.73
1988	1.92
1989	1.56
1990	1.15
1991	4.91
1992	2.59
1993	3.18
1994	3.06
1995	4.81
1996	6.65
1997	6.97
1998	7.31
1999	9.28
2000	9.75
2001	10.40
2002	8.12
2003	9.67
2004	6.95
2005	9.47
2006	14.76
2007	17.08
2008	18.39
2009	17.61
2010	18.32
2011	19.88
2012	21.42
2013	23.32
2014	23.90
2015	27.77
2016	26.60
2017	26.32
2018	26.98
2019	28.12
2020	30.73

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Argentina was 26.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 26.05 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.03
1961	0.08
1962	0.08
1963	0.04
1964	0.05
1965	0.08
1966	1.08
1967	0.69
1968	0.68
1969	0.70
1970	0.50
1971	0.39
1972	0.26
1973	0.31
1974	0.33
1975	0.25
1976	0.32
1977	0.25
1978	0.26
1979	0.31
1980	0.36
1981	0.26
1982	0.23
1983	0.13
1984	0.14
1985	0.13
1986	0.24
1987	0.25
1988	0.25
1989	0.41
1990	0.38
1991	3.02
1992	1.37
1993	1.69
1994	1.38
1995	3.14
1996	4.06
1997	4.81
1998	5.24
1999	5.75
2000	6.49
2001	7.33
2002	4.97
2003	6.90
2004	5.10
2005	7.19
2006	11.86
2007	13.93
2008	14.63
2009	15.20
2010	15.43
2011	16.40
2012	17.39
2013	18.27
2014	18.96
2015	22.87
2016	22.65
2017	22.44
2018	22.67
2019	23.99
2020	26.05

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Argentina was 1.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.92 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.02
1961	0.06
1962	0.01
1963	0.02
1964	0.01
1966	0.04
1967	0.34
1968	0.02
1969	0.04
1970	0.03
1971	0.02
1972	0.02
1973	0.03
1974	0.02
1975	0.01
1976	0.02
1977	0.04
1978	0.10
1979	0.11
1980	0.07
1981	0.05
1982	0.10
1983	0.15
1984	0.17
1985	0.13
1986	0.07
1987	0.11
1988	0.25
1989	0.40
1990	0.08
1991	0.14
1992	0.08
1993	0.34
1994	0.49
1995	0.53
1996	0.65
1997	0.65
1998	0.86
1999	2.09
2000	0.74
2001	0.79
2002	1.09
2003	1.13
2004	0.77
2005	0.87
2006	1.16
2007	1.54
2008	1.90
2009	0.69
2010	1.21
2011	1.66
2012	2.24
2013	2.92
2014	2.27
2015	1.55
2016	1.10
2017	0.95
2018	1.36
2019	1.09
2020	1.02

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Argentina was 31.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 42.66 in 2005, while its lowest value was 6.54 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	7.22
1961	7.13
1962	6.54
1963	8.72
1964	13.81
1965	18.91
1966	17.22
1967	16.27
1968	16.16
1969	16.09
1970	15.48
1971	15.57
1972	15.07
1973	14.76
1974	15.50
1975	17.23
1976	19.54
1977	17.26
1978	15.14
1979	15.30
1980	15.84
1981	16.07
1982	24.52
1983	27.48
1984	31.03
1985	30.12
1986	28.82
1987	24.97
1988	27.58
1989	27.49
1990	28.66
1991	25.57
1992	26.69
1993	24.63
1994	22.41
1995	26.65
1996	26.26
1997	26.84
1998	26.32
1999	26.03
2000	30.25
2001	30.65
2002	33.53
2003	38.81
2004	41.03
2005	42.66
2006	40.87
2007	39.28
2008	37.74
2009	37.07
2010	37.31
2011	36.09
2012	33.48
2013	33.35
2014	29.68
2015	29.31
2016	31.59
2017	34.64
2018	33.64
2019	30.38
2020	31.93

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Argentina was 1.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 7.27 in 1974, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	0.50
1965	2.10
1966	2.16
1967	0.56
1968	0.06
1969	0.03
1970	0.09
1971	0.33
1972	0.23
1973	0.41
1974	7.27
1975	3.75
1976	0.99
1977	1.97
1978	0.01
1979	0.46
1980	1.34
1981	0.18
1982	0.00
1983	0.01
1985	0.00
1986	0.00
1987	0.37
1988	0.39
1989	0.15
1990	0.02
1991	0.11
1992	0.03
1993	0.06
1994	0.21
1995	0.02
1996	0.28
1997	0.28
1998	0.20
1999	0.16
2000	0.32
2001	0.15
2002	0.26
2003	0.18
2004	0.18
2005	0.11
2006	0.33
2007	0.30
2008	0.48
2009	0.34
2010	0.33
2011	0.34
2012	0.26
2013	0.27
2014	0.22
2015	0.08
2016	0.33
2017	0.31
2018	0.60
2019	0.85
2020	1.29

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Argentina was 2.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.04 in 1964, while its lowest value was 0.05 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	1.85
1961	0.54
1962	1.71
1963	2.10
1964	3.04
1965	1.76
1966	0.72
1967	0.41
1968	0.38
1969	0.45
1970	1.17
1971	0.87
1972	0.69
1973	0.55
1974	0.86
1975	0.46
1976	0.42
1977	0.20
1978	0.21
1979	0.06
1980	0.09
1981	0.10
1982	0.06
1983	0.08
1984	0.05
1985	0.05
1986	0.08
1987	0.11
1988	0.07
1989	0.12
1990	0.16
1991	0.35
1992	0.41
1993	0.36
1994	0.34
1995	0.32
1996	0.79
1997	0.51
1998	0.56
1999	0.62
2000	0.74
2001	0.93
2002	1.08
2003	1.14
2004	0.67
2005	0.83
2006	1.04
2007	0.99
2008	0.98
2009	1.09
2010	1.09
2011	0.91
2012	1.06
2013	1.16
2014	1.16
2015	1.34
2016	1.40
2017	1.34
2018	1.53
2019	1.80
2020	2.04

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Argentina was 0.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.82 in 1978, while its lowest value was 0.13 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.50
1961	0.13
1962	0.30
1963	0.25
1964	0.27
1965	1.11
1966	2.14
1967	0.49
1968	0.64
1969	0.67
1970	0.61
1971	0.45
1972	0.83
1973	0.57
1974	0.63
1975	0.72
1976	2.82
1977	1.50
1978	4.82
1979	4.31
1980	1.26
1981	1.22
1982	0.60
1983	0.65
1984	0.40
1985	0.39
1986	0.70
1987	0.89
1988	0.95
1989	0.49
1990	0.51
1991	1.30
1992	0.69
1993	0.73
1994	0.64
1995	0.80
1996	0.88
1997	0.72
1998	0.44
1999	0.66
2000	1.46
2001	1.20
2002	0.72
2003	0.32
2004	0.23
2005	0.47
2006	0.37
2007	0.31
2008	0.41
2009	0.29
2010	0.27
2011	0.58
2012	0.46
2013	0.71
2014	1.30
2015	1.93
2016	1.13
2017	1.28
2018	0.83
2019	0.38
2020	0.34

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Argentina was 1.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 14.32 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.94 in 2015.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	14.32
1961	12.41
1962	7.72
1963	6.30
1964	6.66
1965	6.72
1966	5.44
1967	6.32
1968	4.81
1969	5.05
1970	3.93
1971	3.56
1972	4.61
1973	3.34
1974	3.42
1975	4.55
1976	5.01
1977	3.97
1978	4.92
1979	5.67
1980	2.77
1981	3.09
1982	2.99
1983	2.82
1984	3.36
1985	3.49
1986	4.72
1987	5.97
1988	4.94
1989	4.47
1990	3.64
1991	5.28
1992	4.14
1993	2.29
1994	6.43
1995	5.85
1996	6.31
1997	3.77
1998	4.55
1999	2.06
2000	1.84
2001	2.11
2002	2.59
2003	2.44
2004	1.37
2005	1.04
2006	4.35
2007	5.00
2008	5.59
2009	3.74
2010	2.89
2011	4.22
2012	1.27
2013	0.98
2014	1.14
2015	0.94
2016	1.01
2017	1.00
2018	1.03
2019	1.39
2020	1.20

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Argentina was $42,325,160,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $73,991,120,000 in 2013 and $970,600,000 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	$1,227,300,000
1961	$1,460,400,000
1962	$1,347,100,000
1963	$970,600,000
1964	$1,056,700,000
1965	$1,178,700,000
1966	$1,124,600,000
1967	$1,095,600,000
1968	$1,169,600,000
1969	$1,576,150,000
1970	$1,684,650,000
1971	$1,869,420,000
1972	$1,904,530,000
1973	$2,241,340,000
1974	$3,635,180,000
1975	$3,958,150,000
1976	$3,032,820,000
1977	$4,162,610,000
1978	$3,833,920,000
1979	$6,710,570,000
1980	$10,540,900,000
1981	$9,432,180,000
1982	$5,340,990,000
1983	$4,504,000,000
1984	$4,584,630,000
1985	$3,814,210,000
1986	$4,724,040,000
1987	$5,818,860,000
1988	$5,319,520,000
1989	$4,200,385,000
1990	$4,078,479,000
1991	$8,275,244,000
1992	$14,862,390,000
1993	$16,772,940,000
1994	$22,363,700,000
1995	$19,221,010,000
1996	$24,427,620,000
1997	$30,284,810,000
1998	$31,999,260,000
1999	$25,517,780,000
2000	$25,134,260,000
2001	$20,220,800,000
2002	$8,962,406,000
2003	$13,761,190,000
2004	$22,183,360,000
2005	$28,383,970,000
2006	$33,995,100,000
2007	$44,508,790,000
2008	$57,382,480,000
2009	$38,445,400,000
2010	$55,938,070,000
2011	$72,534,980,000
2012	$68,359,620,000
2013	$73,991,120,000
2014	$65,233,830,000
2015	$59,747,970,000
2016	$55,852,050,000
2017	$66,938,070,000
2018	$65,482,800,000
2019	$49,125,000,000
2020	$42,325,160,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Argentina was 31.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 42.66 in 2005, while its lowest value was 6.54 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	7.22
1961	7.13
1962	6.54
1963	8.72
1964	13.81
1965	18.91
1966	17.22
1967	16.27
1968	16.16
1969	16.09
1970	15.48
1971	15.57
1972	15.07
1973	14.76
1974	15.50
1975	17.23
1976	19.54
1977	17.26
1978	15.14
1979	15.30
1980	15.84
1981	16.07
1982	24.52
1983	27.48
1984	31.03
1985	30.12
1986	28.82
1987	24.97
1988	27.58
1989	27.49
1990	28.66
1991	25.57
1992	26.69
1993	24.63
1994	22.41
1995	26.65
1996	26.26
1997	26.84
1998	26.32
1999	26.03
2000	30.25
2001	30.65
2002	33.53
2003	38.81
2004	41.03
2005	42.66
2006	40.87
2007	39.28
2008	37.74
2009	37.07
2010	37.31
2011	36.09
2012	33.48
2013	33.35
2014	29.68
2015	29.31
2016	31.59
2017	34.64
2018	33.64
2019	30.38
2020	31.93

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports