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Argentina Balance of Trade

Argentina's balance of trade showed a surplus of $921 million in September 2025. This is the lowest surplus in three months, a decrease from August 2025's $1.4 billion surplus. The trade surplus declined by 34.3% month-over-month. This reduction was driven by a 7.0% decrease in industrial manufactures' exports in August which was partially offset by gains in primary products and agro-industrial manufactures. Imports increased by 32.4% year-on-year in August, primarily due to higher consumer goods and vehicle parts imports. Argentina's record low balance of trade was -$1.83 billion in June 2023 and record high was $2.65 billion in May 2024.

Monthly Historical Data (1957-2025)

(in Million USD)
Month Balance of Trade (Million USD)
Sep 2025 921
Aug 2025 1,402
Jul 2025 988
Jun 2025 906
May 2025 608
Apr 2025 204
Mar 2025 323
Feb 2025 227
Jan 2025 162
Dec 2024 1,666
Nov 2024 1,268
Oct 2024 898
Sep 2024 972
Aug 2024 1,907
Jul 2024 1,501
Jun 2024 1,890
May 2024 2,654
Apr 2024 1,820
Mar 2024 2,144
Feb 2024 1,409
Jan 2024 784
Dec 2023 1,018
Nov 2023 -559
Oct 2023 -442
Sep 2023 -774
Aug 2023 -974
Jul 2023 -700
Jun 2023 -1,833
May 2023 -1,124
Apr 2023 -193
Mar 2023 -1,111
Feb 2023 211
Jan 2023 -443
Dec 2022 1,102
Nov 2022 1,360
Oct 2022 1,883
Sep 2022 381
Aug 2022 -296
Jul 2022 -484
Jun 2022 -231
May 2022 368
Apr 2022 1,454
Mar 2022 271
Feb 2022 818
Jan 2022 297
Dec 2021 371
Nov 2021 424
Oct 2021 1,615
Sep 2021 1,685
Aug 2021 2,345
Jul 2021 1,536
Jun 2021 1,101
May 2021 1,672
Apr 2021 1,470
Mar 2021 400
Feb 2021 1,062
Jan 2021 1,068
Dec 2020 -364
Nov 2020 386
Oct 2020 670
Sep 2020 598
Aug 2020 1,446
Jul 2020 1,480
Jun 2020 1,487
May 2020 1,912
Apr 2020 1,455
Mar 2020 1,228
Feb 2020 1,187
Jan 2020 1,044
Dec 2019 2,241
Nov 2019 2,484
Oct 2019 1,768
Sep 2019 1,744
Aug 2019 1,168
Jul 2019 950
Jun 2019 1,068
May 2019 1,399
Apr 2019 1,165
Mar 2019 1,181
Feb 2019 450
Jan 2019 373
Dec 2018 1,420
Nov 2018 987
Oct 2018 325
Sep 2018 337
Aug 2018 -1,112
Jul 2018 -768
Jun 2018 -328
May 2018 -1,285
Apr 2018 -889
Mar 2018 -562
Feb 2018 -892
Jan 2018 -933
Dec 2017 -788
Nov 2017 -1,495
Oct 2017 -929
Sep 2017 -700
Aug 2017 -1,044
Jul 2017 -739
Jun 2017 -740
May 2017 -571
Apr 2017 -106
Mar 2017 -910
Feb 2017 -218
Jan 2017 -53
Dec 2016 55
Nov 2016 114
Oct 2016 -46
Sep 2016 308
Aug 2016 590
Jul 2016 284
Jun 2016 259
May 2016 510
Apr 2016 317
Mar 2016 -135
Feb 2016 45
Jan 2016 -242
Dec 2015 -975
Nov 2015 -701
Oct 2015 -25
Sep 2015 -325
Aug 2015 -469
Jul 2015 -232
Jun 2015 339
May 2015 203
Apr 2015 222
Mar 2015 -677
Feb 2015 -213
Jan 2015 -567
Dec 2014 202
Nov 2014 238
Oct 2014 300
Sep 2014 41
Aug 2014 776
Jul 2014 272
Jun 2014 1,356
May 2014 1,402
Apr 2014 822
Mar 2014 -477
Feb 2014 -890
Jan 2014 -1,373
Dec 2013 -461
Nov 2013 -1,002
Oct 2013 -804
Sep 2013 516
Aug 2013 126
Jul 2013 -57
Jun 2013 841
May 2013 1,365
Apr 2013 702
Mar 2013 541
Feb 2013 -269
Jan 2013 25
Dec 2012 876
Nov 2012 870
Oct 2012 633
Sep 2012 949
Aug 2012 1,175
Jul 2012 1,310
Jun 2012 789
May 2012 1,094
Apr 2012 1,945
Mar 2012 1,053
Feb 2012 1,280
Jan 2012 36
Dec 2011 319
Nov 2011 263
Oct 2011 1,132
Sep 2011 830
Aug 2011 657
Jul 2011 367
Jun 2011 1,112
May 2011 1,443
Apr 2011 1,510
Mar 2011 457
Feb 2011 634
Jan 2011 296
Dec 2010 95
Nov 2010 340
Oct 2010 948
Sep 2010 1,038
Aug 2010 1,028
Jul 2010 693
Jun 2010 1,218
May 2010 1,927
Apr 2010 2,107
Mar 2010 285
Feb 2010 504
Jan 2010 1,199
Dec 2009 1,193
Nov 2009 1,221
Oct 2009 1,151
Sep 2009 865
Aug 2009 1,097
Jul 2009 1,336
Jun 2009 1,592
May 2009 2,543
Apr 2009 2,276
Mar 2009 1,375
Feb 2009 1,281
Jan 2009 955
Dec 2008 774
Nov 2008 721
Oct 2008 932
Sep 2008 1,608
Aug 2008 2,208
Jul 2008 964
Jun 2008 211
May 2008 1,040
Apr 2008 916
Mar 2008 827
Feb 2008 1,016
Jan 2008 1,340
Dec 2007 1,905
Nov 2007 1,040
Oct 2007 1,180
Sep 2007 865
Aug 2007 315
Jul 2007 488
Jun 2007 942
May 2007 1,314
Apr 2007 1,238
Mar 2007 750
Feb 2007 797
Jan 2007 439
Dec 2006 1,485
Nov 2006 873
Oct 2006 949
Sep 2006 879
Aug 2006 965
Jul 2006 964
Jun 2006 989
May 2006 1,355
Apr 2006 1,380
Mar 2006 926
Feb 2006 764
Jan 2006 864
Dec 2005 1,150
Nov 2005 573
Oct 2005 896
Sep 2005 1,015
Aug 2005 1,212
Jul 2005 1,252
Jun 2005 727
May 2005 1,219
Apr 2005 1,181
Mar 2005 857
Feb 2005 739
Jan 2005 880
Dec 2004 853
Nov 2004 849
Oct 2004 858
Sep 2004 977
Aug 2004 913
Jul 2004 1,064
Jun 2004 911
May 2004 1,602
Apr 2004 1,389
Mar 2004 968
Feb 2004 1,031
Jan 2004 714
Dec 2003 953
Nov 2003 1,118
Oct 2003 1,002
Sep 2003 1,050
Aug 2003 1,212
Jul 2003 1,576
Jun 2003 1,725
May 2003 2,038
Apr 2003 1,349
Mar 2003 1,318
Feb 2003 1,351
Jan 2003 1,396
Dec 2002 1,239
Nov 2002 1,352
Oct 2002 1,382
Sep 2002 1,578
Aug 2002 1,415
Jul 2002 1,433
Jun 2002 1,544
May 2002 1,508
Apr 2002 1,570
Mar 2002 1,520
Feb 2002 1,154
Jan 2002 967
Dec 2001 1,022
Nov 2001 737
Oct 2001 539
Sep 2001 761
Aug 2001 688
Jul 2001 584
Jun 2001 768
May 2001 487
Apr 2001 474
Mar 2001 -11
Feb 2001 89
Jan 2001 87
Dec 2000 292
Nov 2000 -38
Oct 2000 -180
Sep 2000 74
Aug 2000 -103
Jul 2000 163
Jun 2000 212
May 2000 385
Apr 2000 419
Mar 2000 44
Feb 2000 -124
Jan 2000 -84
Dec 1999 -249
Nov 1999 -325
Oct 1999 -312
Sep 1999 -336
Aug 1999 -232
Jul 1999 -337
Jun 1999 -83
May 1999 289
Apr 1999 161
Mar 1999 -81
Feb 1999 -332
Jan 1999 -363
Dec 1998 -247
Nov 1998 -572
Oct 1998 -576
Sep 1998 -363
Aug 1998 -373
Jul 1998 -665
Jun 1998 -199
May 1998 -54
Apr 1998 -250
Mar 1998 -454
Feb 1998 -399
Jan 1998 -791
Dec 1997 -586
Nov 1997 -777
Oct 1997 -462
Sep 1997 -490
Aug 1997 -338
Jul 1997 -376
Jun 1997 -182
May 1997 19
Apr 1997 -109
Mar 1997 -138
Feb 1997 -142
Jan 1997 -439
Dec 1996 -42
Nov 1996 -180
Oct 1996 -220
Sep 1996 -38
Aug 1996 -37
Jul 1996 -66
Jun 1996 210
May 1996 470
Apr 1996 200
Mar 1996 87
Feb 1996 -102
Jan 1996 -233
Dec 1995 70
Nov 1995 -244
Oct 1995 -175
Sep 1995 10
Aug 1995 23
Jul 1995 324
Jun 1995 576
May 1995 549
Apr 1995 412
Mar 1995 -89
Feb 1995 -237
Jan 1995 -376
Dec 1994 -498
Nov 1994 -471
Oct 1994 -485
Sep 1994 -409
Aug 1994 -633
Jul 1994 -346
Jun 1994 -377
May 1994 -143
Apr 1994 -530
Mar 1994 -723
Feb 1994 -521
Jan 1994 -615
Dec 1993 -555
Nov 1993 -742
Oct 1993 -479
Sep 1993 -372
Aug 1993 -456
Jul 1993 -398
Jun 1993 -132
May 1993 -33
Apr 1993 -128
Mar 1993 -248
Feb 1993 13
Jan 1993 -137
Dec 1992 -232
Nov 1992 -241
Oct 1992 -565
Sep 1992 -404
Aug 1992 -353
Jul 1992 -264
Jun 1992 -92
May 1992 27
Apr 1992 -188
Mar 1992 -86
Feb 1992 -62
Jan 1992 -177
Dec 1991 -91
Nov 1991 -134
Oct 1991 72
Sep 1991 310
Aug 1991 315
Jul 1991 554
Jun 1991 535
May 1991 706
Apr 1991 388
Mar 1991 460
Feb 1991 407
Jan 1991 181
Dec 1990 531
Nov 1990 511
Oct 1990 548
Sep 1990 698
Aug 1990 815
Jul 1990 966
Jun 1990 808
May 1990 804
Apr 1990 738
Mar 1990 861
Feb 1990 585
Jan 1990 410
Dec 1989 271
Nov 1989 399
Oct 1989 432
Sep 1989 486
Aug 1989 608
Jul 1989 692
Jun 1989 573
May 1989 557
Apr 1989 382
Mar 1989 295
Feb 1989 332
Jan 1989 322
Dec 1988 621
Nov 1988 357
Oct 1988 169
Sep 1988 239
Aug 1988 557
Jul 1988 421
Jun 1988 393
May 1988 317
Apr 1988 181
Mar 1988 187
Feb 1988 262
Jan 1988 106
Dec 1987 -28
Nov 1987 20
Oct 1987 -39
Sep 1987 -65
Aug 1987 27
Jul 1987 23
Jun 1987 183
May 1987 73
Apr 1987 105
Mar 1987 25
Feb 1987 126
Jan 1987 90
Dec 1986 94
Nov 1986 52
Oct 1986 35
Sep 1986 15
Aug 1986 251
Jul 1986 274
Jun 1986 288
May 1986 332
Apr 1986 194
Mar 1986 221
Feb 1986 200
Jan 1986 171
Dec 1985 292
Nov 1985 251
Oct 1985 239
Sep 1985 400
Aug 1985 385
Jul 1985 546
Jun 1985 681
May 1985 474
Apr 1985 487
Mar 1985 309
Feb 1985 266
Jan 1985 252
Dec 1984 75
Nov 1984 47
Oct 1984 3
Sep 1984 61
Aug 1984 261
Jul 1984 434
Jun 1984 376
May 1984 469
Apr 1984 504
Mar 1984 493
Feb 1984 437
Jan 1984 364
Dec 1983 324
Nov 1983 156
Oct 1983 180
Sep 1983 142
Aug 1983 258
Jul 1983 393
Jun 1983 346
May 1983 322
Apr 1983 254
Mar 1983 301
Feb 1983 352
Jan 1983 304
Dec 1982 259
Nov 1982 -86
Oct 1982 5
Sep 1982 -57
Aug 1982 169
Jul 1982 294
Jun 1982 243
May 1982 324
Apr 1982 447
Mar 1982 237
Feb 1982 328
Jan 1982 121
Dec 1981 -116
Nov 1981 -153
Oct 1981 -144
Sep 1981 -40
Aug 1981 201
Jul 1981 362
Jun 1981 307
May 1981 74
Apr 1981 -154
Mar 1981 -272
Feb 1981 -90
Jan 1981 -262
Dec 1980 -416
Nov 1980 -425
Oct 1980 -348
Sep 1980 -321
Aug 1980 -290
Jul 1980 -136
Jun 1980 -171
May 1980 -141
Apr 1980 -51
Mar 1980 -79
Feb 1980 -58
Jan 1980 -86
Dec 1979 -153
Nov 1979 -192
Oct 1979 -158
Sep 1979 25
Aug 1979 -3
Jul 1979 235
Jun 1979 425
May 1979 306
Apr 1979 273
Mar 1979 178
Feb 1979 157
Jan 1979 16
Dec 1978 85
Nov 1978 80
Oct 1978 71
Sep 1978 288
Aug 1978 321
Jul 1978 311
Jun 1978 352
May 1978 281
Apr 1978 305
Mar 1978 185
Feb 1978 158
Jan 1978 130
Dec 1977 54
Nov 1977 169
Oct 1977 234
Sep 1977 103
Aug 1977 60
Jul 1977 160
Jun 1977 242
May 1977 206
Apr 1977 229
Mar 1977 144
Feb 1977 143
Jan 1977 98
Dec 1976 129
Nov 1976 64
Oct 1976 83
Sep 1976 53
Aug 1976 44
Jul 1976 97
Jun 1976 113
May 1976 103
Apr 1976 129
Mar 1976 56
Feb 1976 13
Jan 1976 -2
Dec 1975 -26
Nov 1975 -51
Oct 1975 -62
Sep 1975 -34
Aug 1975 -132
Jul 1975 -18
Jun 1975 -89
May 1975 -81
Apr 1975 -83
Mar 1975 -169
Feb 1975 -124
Jan 1975 -118
Dec 1974 -87
Nov 1974 -74
Oct 1974 22
Sep 1974 -67
Aug 1974 -22
Jul 1974 35
Jun 1974 52
May 1974 60
Apr 1974 100
Mar 1974 68
Feb 1974 84
Jan 1974 103
Dec 1973 62
Nov 1973 12
Oct 1973 14
Sep 1973 63
Aug 1973 147
Jul 1973 167
Jun 1973 103
May 1973 93
Apr 1973 86
Mar 1973 93
Feb 1973 103
Jan 1973 90
Dec 1972 57
Nov 1972 24
Oct 1972 -12
Sep 1972 -18
Aug 1972 -15
Jul 1972 6
Jun 1972 16
May 1972 0
Apr 1972 -4
Mar 1972 -11
Feb 1972 -4
Jan 1972 -3
Dec 1971 17
Nov 1971 34
Oct 1971 -15
Sep 1971 -76
Aug 1971 -5
Jul 1971 -20
Jun 1971 -26
May 1971 5
Apr 1971 24
Mar 1971 -25
Feb 1971 -14
Jan 1971 -25
Dec 1970 -24
Nov 1970 -39
Oct 1970 -30
Sep 1970 0
Aug 1970 11
Jul 1970 4
Jun 1970 33
May 1970 45
Apr 1970 35
Mar 1970 43
Feb 1970 29
Jan 1970 -28
Dec 1969 -18
Nov 1969 -40
Oct 1969 -39
Sep 1969 -32
Aug 1969 -9
Jul 1969 1
Jun 1969 29
May 1969 25
Apr 1969 15
Mar 1969 34
Feb 1969 38
Jan 1969 32
Dec 1968 -23
Nov 1968 16
Oct 1968 -8
Sep 1968 -18
Aug 1968 4
Jul 1968 1
Jun 1968 36
May 1968 41
Apr 1968 46
Mar 1968 41
Feb 1968 40
Jan 1968 22
Dec 1967 21
Nov 1967 -9
Oct 1967 -30
Sep 1967 -13
Aug 1967 9
Jul 1967 30
Jun 1967 60
May 1967 63
Apr 1967 75
Mar 1967 73
Feb 1967 49
Jan 1967 42
Dec 1966 6
Nov 1966 1
Oct 1966 3
Sep 1966 28
Aug 1966 36
Jul 1966 40
Jun 1966 43
May 1966 58
Apr 1966 69
Mar 1966 76
Feb 1966 69
Jan 1966 41
Dec 1965 31
Nov 1965 22
Oct 1965 19
Sep 1965 19
Aug 1965 35
Jul 1965 21
Jun 1965 29
May 1965 32
Apr 1965 22
Mar 1965 19
Feb 1965 24
Jan 1965 22
Dec 1964 25
Nov 1964 -4
Oct 1964 4
Sep 1964 2
Aug 1964 9
Jul 1964 23
Jun 1964 16
May 1964 40
Apr 1964 60
Mar 1964 57
Feb 1964 46
Jan 1964 55
Dec 1963 63
Nov 1963 47
Oct 1963 15
Sep 1963 27
Aug 1963 40
Jul 1963 23
Jun 1963 43
May 1963 20
Apr 1963 33
Mar 1963 45
Feb 1963 28
Jan 1963 1
Dec 1962 32
Nov 1962 -28
Oct 1962 -31
Sep 1962 -24
Aug 1962 -12
Jul 1962 -15
Jun 1962 -14
May 1962 -16
Apr 1962 6
Mar 1962 -1
Feb 1962 -16
Jan 1962 -21
Dec 1961 -66
Nov 1961 -63
Oct 1961 -80
Sep 1961 -58
Aug 1961 -59
Jul 1961 -38
Jun 1961 -46
May 1961 -24
Apr 1961 -19
Mar 1961 -18
Feb 1961 -8
Jan 1961 -18
Dec 1960 -90
Nov 1960 -37
Oct 1960 -19
Sep 1960 -6
Aug 1960 13
Jul 1960 -6
Jun 1960 -21
May 1960 -39
Apr 1960 39
Mar 1960 13
Feb 1960 -11
Jan 1960 -6
Dec 1959 -41
Nov 1959 -2
Oct 1959 6
Sep 1959 -48
Aug 1959 -40
Jul 1959 14
Jun 1959 0
May 1959 24
Apr 1959 17
Mar 1959 19
Feb 1959 44
Jan 1959 23
Dec 1958 -16
Nov 1958 -1
Oct 1958 -25
Sep 1958 -27
Aug 1958 -30
Jul 1958 -37
Jun 1958 -13
May 1958 -7
Apr 1958 -38
Mar 1958 -5
Feb 1958 -3
Jan 1958 -38
Dec 1957 -28
Nov 1957 -40
Oct 1957 -38
Sep 1957 -33
Aug 1957 -36
Jul 1957 -45
Jun 1957 -39
May 1957 -24
Apr 1957 -27
Mar 1957 -1
Feb 1957 -11
Jan 1957 -14

Recent Events

datetime event actual previous consensus
2025-10-20 03:00 PM Balance of Trade (Sep) $921M $1402M -
2025-09-18 03:00 PM Balance of Trade (Aug) $1402M $988M $800M
2025-08-20 03:00 PM Balance of Trade (Jul) $988M $906M $690M

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Argentina Balance of Trade : Definition
Argentina's balance of trade shows the difference between the value of goods exported and imported, measured in USD. A positive balance indicates a surplus, where exports surpass imports. A negative balance signifies a deficit, where imports exceed exports.