Argentina's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) was 224.51 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 27.36% from 176.28 billion in 2015 (2.45% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 224.51 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 138.66 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 176.28 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 224.51 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 13.22 billion | 1963 |
| Average since 2016 | 187.01 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 14.55 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Argentina's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) rose 27% on 2024 (from 176.81 billion to 224.51 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.8% and a typical year strayed about 19.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 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 80.1% in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 50.1% 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 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Argentina had the 85th highest value of the 128 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.
Closest to Argentina in the 2025 ranking
- Guinea-Bissau — 81st of 128: 316.5 billion
- Central African Republic — 82nd of 128: 287.93 billion
- Guatemala — 83rd of 128: 254.99 billion
- Austria — 85th of 128: 212.44 billion
- Haiti — 86th of 128: 211.05 billion
- Mauritania — 87th of 128: 205.9 billion
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 66 values
| Year | Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 224,509,523,300 |
| 2024 | 176,814,700,400 |
| 2023 | 196,872,612,200 |
| 2022 | 193,219,440,500 |
| 2021 | 164,391,964,300 |
| 2020 | 138,658,764,900 |
| 2019 | 167,483,861,600 |
| 2018 | 206,000,190,000 |
| 2017 | 215,619,712,000 |
| 2016 | 186,548,391,900 |
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Bahamas, The — 5.09 billion (2024)
- Belize — 3.03 billion (2024)
- Bolivia — 72.6 billion (2024)
- Brazil — 593.22 billion (2025)
- Chile — 64.85 trillion (2025)
- Colombia — 250.62 trillion (2025)
- Costa Rica — 21.06 trillion (2025)
- Cuba — 7.23 billion (2024)
- Dominican Republic — 1.55 trillion (2025)
- Ecuador — 30.48 billion (2025)
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$522.52 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 646.27 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 84.91% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) — 107,789 (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Argentina's imports of goods and services (constant LCU)?
- 224.51 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 1,443% from 14.55 billion in 1960 (4.3% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 224.51 billion in 2025 and the lowest 13.22 billion in 1963.
- How does Argentina rank?
- 85th highest of 128 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (constant LCU) unusual for Argentina?
- In 2025, Argentina's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) rose 27% on 2024 (from 176.81 billion to 224.51 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.8% and a typical year strayed about 19.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 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 NE.IMP.GNFS.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, 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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