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Argentina Merchandise Imports

Argentina Merchandise Imports

Merchandise Imports in Argentina

Merchandise imports in Argentina were worth USD 60.8 billion in 2024, compared to USD 65.7 billion ten years earlier, and they averaged USD 65.7 billion over the last decade. For more information on imports, visit our dedicated page

Argentina Merchandise Imports Chart

Note: This chart displays Imports (USD billion) for Argentina from 2021 to 2024.
Source: Macrobond.

Argentina Merchandise Imports Data

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Merchandise Imports (USD bn) 42.4 63.2 81.5 73.7 60.8
Merchandise Imports (ann. var. %) -13.8 49.2 29.0 -9.6 -17.6

Merchandise exports decline in May

Latest reading: Merchandise exports contracted 7.4% annually in May, on the heels of April’s 2.3% increase. The figure marked the sharpest fall since December 2023, and was driven by lower energy and manufactured food products. Meanwhile, merchandise imports climbed 29.4% in annual terms in May (April: +37.3% yoy), aided by recovering consumer demand, the strong peso in real terms, and reduced import restrictions. As a result, the merchandise trade balance improved from the previous month, recording a USD 0.6 billion surplus in May (April 2025: USD 0.2 billion surplus; May 2024: USD 2.7 billion surplus). Lastly, the trend deteriorated, with the 12-month trailing merchandise trade balance recording a USD 11.9 billion surplus in May, compared to the USD 14.0 billion surplus in April.

Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years

How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Argentine merchandise imports projections for the next ten years from a panel of 23 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable merchandise imports forecast available for Argentine merchandise imports.

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