This Survey was prepared in the Economics Department of the OECD by Jens Arnold and Robert Grundke under the supervision of Piritta Sorsa. Statistical research assistance was provided by Anne Legendre and editorial assistance by Carolina González.
The Survey was discussed at a meeting of the Economic and Development Review Committee on 22 January 2019 and is published under the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD.
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Basic Statistics of Argentina, 2017
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(Numbers in parentheses refer to the OECD average)*
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LAND, PEOPLE AND ELECTORAL CYCLE |
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Population (million) |
44.0 |
Population density per km² |
16.2 |
(35.8) |
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Under 15 (%) |
24.9 |
(17.9) |
Life expectancy (years, 2016) |
76.6 |
(80.6) |
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Over 65 (%) |
11.2 |
(16.8) |
Men |
72.8 |
(77.8) |
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Women |
80.3 |
(83.2) |
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Latest 5-year average growth (%) |
1.1 |
(0.6) |
Latest general election |
October 2017 |
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ECONOMY |
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Gross domestic product (GDP) |
Value added shares (%) |
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In current prices (billion USD) |
639.2 |
Primary sector |
9.9 |
(2.4) |
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In current prices (billion ARS) |
10 555.8 |
Industry including construction |
22.4 |
(26.9) |
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Latest 5-year average real growth (%) |
0.7 |
(2.1) |
Services |
67.7 |
(70.7) |
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Per capita (000 USD PPP) |
20.9 |
(43.7) |
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT |
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Per cent of GDP |
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Expenditure |
41.8 |
(41.3) |
Gross financial debt |
57.6 |
(110.9) |
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Revenue |
34.8 |
(39.1) |
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EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS |
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Exchange rate (ARS per USD, 2017) |
16.5 |
Main exports (% of total merchandise exports) |
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Exchange rate (ARS per USD, March 2019) |
40.0 |
Food and live animals |
44.2 |
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PPP exchange rate (USA = 1; 2017) |
11.5 |
Machinery and transport equipment |
13.2 |
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In per cent of GDP |
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. |
9.4 |
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Exports of goods and services |
11.2 |
(55.7) |
Main imports (% of total merchandise imports) |
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Imports of goods and services |
13.8 |
(51.3) |
Machinery and transport equipment |
50.0 |
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Current account balance |
-4.9 |
(0.4) |
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. |
15.9 |
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Net international investment position |
3.5 |
Manufactured goods |
10.8 |
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LABOUR MARKET, SKILLS AND INNOVATION |
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Employment rate for 15-64 year-olds (%) |
60.8 |
(67.7) |
Unemployment rate, Labour Force Survey (age 15 and over) (%) |
7.2 |
(5.8) |
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Men |
70.6 |
(75.4) |
Youth (age 15-24, %) |
19.3 |
(11.9) |
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Women |
49.2 |
(60.1) |
Tertiary educational attainment 25-64 year-olds (%) |
21.4 |
(36.9) |
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Participation rate for 15-64 year-olds (%) |
65.5 |
(72.0) |
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP, 2016) |
0.5 |
(2.3) |
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ENVIRONMENT |
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Total primary energy supply per capita (toe)b |
2.0 |
(4.1) |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion per capita (tonnes, 2016) |
4.3 |
(9.0) |
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Renewables (%)b |
7.7 |
(10.2) |
Exposure to air pollution (more than 10 μg/m³ of PM2.5, % of population, 2015) |
44.2 |
(75.2) |
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SOCIETY |
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Income inequality (Gini coefficient)c |
0.424 |
(0.314) |
Median disposable household income (000 USD PPP)c |
7.0 |
(22.9) |
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Relative poverty rate (%)c |
19.4 |
(11.8) |
Education outcomes (PISA score, 2012) |
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Public and private spending (% of GDP) |
Reading |
396 |
(496) |
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Health care |
4.8 |
(8.8) |
Mathematics |
388 |
(494) |
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Pensions (Public)d |
8.7 |
(8.2) |
Science |
406 |
(501) |
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Education (primary, secondary, post sec. non tertiary, 2014) |
4.4 |
(3.5) |
Share of women in parliament (%) |
38.9 |
(29.2) |
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* Where the OECD aggregate is not provided in the source database, a simple OECD average of latest available data is calculated where data exist for at least 29 member countries. |
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a. 2016 data for the OECD. |
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b. 2016 data for Argentina. |
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c. 2015 data for the OECD. For Argentina, based on household data EPH for the fourth quarter of 2017. |
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d. 2013 for OECD |
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Source: Calculations based on data extracted from the databases of the following organisations: OECD, International Energy Agency, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Inter-Parliamentary Union |
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