Argentina’s economy expands 4.4% in 2025

Argentina’s economy expanded 4.40% in 2025 compared with the prior year, ​the country’s INDEC statistics agency said on Friday, a ‌touch below analysts’ 4.45% estimate.

Argentina’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 2.1% in the October to December period compared to the ​same period of 2024, also just slightly ​under analysts’ 2.2% estimate and below the 2.6% ⁠logged a year earlier.

GDP for Latin America’s ​third-largest economy also grew 0.6% compared to the prior quarter ​in seasonally-adjusted terms, it said.

The data marks the second consecutive quarter of quarter-on-quarter growth and fifth of year-on-year expansion.

Annual ​GDP contracted 1.3% overall in 2024, according to ​INDEC data.

Through 2025, agriculture and farming, mining and quarrying and ‌financial ⁠services led growth, INDEC noted, while public administration, social and healthcare services, domestic sectors and fishing saw output decline.

Industry slowed in 2024 as the ​harsh austerity ​measures introduced ⁠by libertarian President Javier Milei to help combat inflation hit businesses, but ​output rebounded towards the end of ​that year ⁠and tracked positively throughout 2025.

Economists expect Argentina’s GDP to again rise in 2026. A latest survey ⁠by ​Argentina’s central bank found that ​analysts on average forecast 3.4% growth for this year.

Data compiled and processed by Datamar’s flagship platform, DataLiner, shows that outbound containerized trade surged by 31.4% in January 2026 compared to the same period last year. Conversely, inbound shipments saw an 8.5% year-over-year (YoY) decline. The following overview highlights the containerized import and export volumes recorded at Argentine ports, according to DataLiner statistics:

Container Exports and Imports | Argentina | Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 | TEUs

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Adapted reporting by Hernan ​Nessi and Sarah Morland for Reuters

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