Argentina's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) was US$9,092 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 14.26% from US$10,605 in 2011 (1.53% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$9,092 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$10,789 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$10,605 | 2011 |
| Highest | US$12,509 | 2017 |
| Lowest | US$1,199 | 1970 |
| Average since 2012 | US$10,115 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$1,199 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Argentina's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$1,851 on 2020 (from US$7,241 to US$9,092).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$118.61 and a typical year strayed about US$1,313 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$2,039 in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was US$3,992 in 2002. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$324.87 a year. A straight line explains 39% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Argentina had the 51st highest value of the 167 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | US$9,092 | 2021 |
| World | US$9,709 | 2021 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$6,415 | 2021 |
| Upper middle income | US$6,813 | 2021 |
Closest to Argentina in the 2021 ranking
- Costa Rica — 47th of 167: US$11,172
- Chile — 48th of 167: US$11,117
- Bulgaria — 49th of 167: US$10,690
- China — 51st of 167: US$9,015
- Russian Federation — 52nd of 167: US$8,993
- Montenegro — 53rd of 167: US$8,404
What this measures
Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 52 values
| Year | Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 9,092 |
| 2020 | 7,241 |
| 2019 | 8,238 |
| 2018 | 9,844 |
| 2017 | 12,509 |
| 2016 | 10,789 |
| 2015 | 11,668 |
| 2014 | 10,181 |
| 2013 | 10,812 |
| 2012 | 10,774 |
| 2011 |
Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
- Aruba — US$24,725 (2021)
- Bahamas, The — US$24,896 (2021)
- Barbados — US$14,760 (2021)
- Belize — US$4,881 (2021)
- Bolivia — US$2,657 (2021)
- Brazil — US$5,776 (2021)
- Chile — US$11,117 (2021)
- Colombia — US$5,127 (2021)
- Costa Rica — US$11,172 (2021)
- Cuba
More economic policy & debt data for Argentina
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$41 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$32.33 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$580.02 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 719.72 trillion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$522.52 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 646.27 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 84.91% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) — 107,789 (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Argentina's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)?
- US$9,092 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 658.62% from US$1,199 in 1970 (4.05% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$12,509 in 2017 and the lowest US$1,199 in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank?
- 51st highest of 167 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) unusual for Argentina?
- In 2021, Argentina's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$1,851 on 2020 (from US$7,241 to US$9,092). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$118.61 and a typical year strayed about US$1,313 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNTY.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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