Argentina’s current account deficit narrowed sharply to USD 1.05 billion in the second quarter of 2019 from USD 7.45 billion in the same period a year earlier. The goods account shifted to a USD 4.47 billion surplus from a USD 0.75 billion gap a year earlier and the services shortfall declined to USD 1.47 billion from USD 2.05 billion. Meanwhile, the secondary income surplus narrowed to USD 0.23 billion from USD 0.25 billion in the third quarter of 2018 and the primary income deficit shortened to USD 4.28 billion from USD 4.90 billion a year ago.

Current Account in Argentina averaged -1071.21 USD Million from 1976 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 4297.83 USD Million in the second quarter of 2009 and a record low of -9425.71 USD Million in the first quarter of 2018. This page provides the latest reported value for - Argentina Current Account - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)

Current Account in Argentina is expected to be -5500.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Current Account in Argentina to stand at -6100.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Argentina Current Account is projected to trend around -8000.00 USD Million in 2020, according to our econometric models.


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Argentina Current Account

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1052.06 -1913.53 4297.83 -9425.71 1976 - 2019 USD Million Quarterly

Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2019-03-26 07:00 PM Q4 $-2.32B $-7.59B $ -8.9B
2019-06-26 07:00 PM Q1 $-3.85B $-2.16B $-2.7B $ -2.9B
2019-09-26 07:00 PM Q2 $-2.561B $-3.69B $-3B
2019-12-19 07:00 PM Q3 $-1.052B $-1.913B $-5.5B
2020-03-26 07:00 PM Q4 $-1.052B $ -5.5B
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News Stream
2019-09-26
Argentina Current Account Deficit Narrows Sharply
Argentina’s current account deficit narrowed sharply to USD 2.56 billion in the second quarter of 2019 from USD 8.50 billion in the same period a year earlier. The goods account shifted to a USD 4.16 billion surplus from a USD 1.69 billion gap a year earlier and the services shortfall declined to USD 1.49 billion from USD 2.63 billion. Meanwhile, the secondary income surplus narrowed to USD 0.08 billion from USD 0.49 billion in the first quarter of 2019 and the primary income deficit rose to USD 5.31 billion from USD 4.65 billion.

2019-06-26
Argentina Current Account Deficit Narrows in Q1
Argentina’s current account deficit narrowed sharply to USD 3.85 billion in the first quarter of 2019 from USD 9.37 billion in the same period a year earlier. The goods account switched to a USD 2.56 billion surplus from a USD 1.65 billion gap a year earlier and the services shortfall declined to USD 1.71 billion from USD 3.40 billion. Also, the secondary income surplus widened to USD 0.28 billion from USD 0.17 billion in the first quarter of 2019. In contrast, the primary income deficit rose to USD 4.99 billion from USD 4.49 billion.

2019-03-26
Argentina Current Account Deficit Smallest in 4 Years
Argentina’s current account deficit narrowed sharply to USD 2.32 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018 from USD 9.27 billion in the same period a year earlier. It was the smallest current account shortfall since the last quarter of 2014, as the goods account switched to a surplus of USD 3.26 billion from a USD 2.43 billion gap a year earlier and the services account shortfall declined to USD 1.31 billion from USD 2.22 billion. Also, the primary income account deficit fell modestly to USD 4.68 billion from USD 4.73 billion and the secondary income account surplus widened to USD 0.41 billion from USD 0.01 billion.


Argentina Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).

Argentina Trade Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade 2241.00 2484.00 2543.00 -1494.00 USD Million [+]
Current Account -1052.06 -1913.53 4297.83 -9425.71 USD Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -5.40 -4.90 8.00 -5.40 percent [+]
Imports 3133.00 3409.00 7671.00 36.00 USD Million [+]
Exports 5374.00 5893.00 8393.00 55.00 USD Million [+]
External Debt 276686.06 283567.04 283567.04 87524.40 USD Million [+]
Terms of Trade 130.10 129.80 151.40 73.60 points [+]
Capital Flows -1107.03 -2324.59 7623.00 -9626.71 USD Million [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 166.45 128.47 734.77 18.22 USD Millions [+]
Tourist Arrivals 233229.00 240933.00 1851392.00 164300.00 [+]
Gold Reserves 61.74 61.74 61.74 0.28 Tonnes [+]
Crude Oil Production 517.00 519.00 855.00 454.00 BBL/D/1K [+]
Terrorism Index 1.68 1.68 2.81 0.36 [+]