Argentina's current account surplus widened to USD 3,287 million in the third quarter of 2021 from USD 1,176.9 million in the corresponding period of the previous year and compared to market expectations of a USD 2300 million surplus. The goods surplus increased to USD 6,659 million from USD 4,069 a year ago, and the secondary income surplus rose to USD 335 million from USD 289 million. Meanwhile, the services gap widened to USD 916 million from USD 600 million, and the primary income shortfall went to USD 2,791 million from USD 2,581 million. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)

Current Account in Argentina averaged -954.20 USD Million from 1976 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 4297.83 USD Million in the second quarter of 2009 and a record low of -9388.49 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. Argentina Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2022.

Current Account in Argentina is expected to be 2600.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Argentina Current Account is projected to trend around 2800.00 USD Million in 2022 and 3600.00 USD Million in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Argentina Current Account


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).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3287.00 2763.00 4297.83 -9388.49 1976 - 2021 USD Million Quarterly

Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-09-16 07:00 PM Q2 $2763M $541M $2400M $1900M
2021-12-21 07:00 PM Q3 $3287M $2763M $2300M $2500M
2022-03-22 07:00 PM Q4 $3287M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 371.00 424.00 USD Million Dec/21
Current Account 3287.00 2763.00 USD Million Sep/21
Current Account to GDP 1.00 -0.90 percent of GDP Dec/20
Exports 6587.00 6191.00 USD Million Dec/21
Imports 6216.00 5767.00 USD Million Dec/21
External Debt 268416.30 269157.91 USD Million Sep/21
Terms of Trade 141.60 143.00 points Sep/21
Capital Flows 2346.28 2641.00 USD Million Sep/21


News Stream
Argentina Current Account Surplus Widens More than Expected
Argentina's current account surplus widened to USD 3,287 million in the third quarter of 2021 from USD 1,176.9 million in the corresponding period of the previous year and compared to market expectations of a USD 2300 million surplus. The goods surplus increased to USD 6,659 million from USD 4,069 a year ago, and the secondary income surplus rose to USD 335 million from USD 289 million. Meanwhile, the services gap widened to USD 916 million from USD 600 million, and the primary income shortfall went to USD 2,791 million from USD 2,581 million.
2021-12-21
Argentina Current Account Surplus Shrinks in Q2
Argentina's current account surplus narrowed to USD 2763 million in the second quarter of 2021 from USD 2862 million in the corresponding period of the previous year, and compared to market expectations of a USD 2400 million surplus. The goods surplus shrank to USD 5168 million from USD 5341 a year ago and the services gap widened to USD 683 million from USD 326 million. Meantime, the primary income shortfall fell to USD 2200 million from USD 2545 million and the secondary income surplus rose to USD 479 million from USD 391 million.
2021-09-16
Argentina Current Account Surplus Widens in Q1
Argentina's current account surplus widened to USD 690 million in the first quarter of 2021 from USD 6.9 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. The services account deficit narrowed to USD 612 million from USD 696 million a year ago while the primary income shortfall decreased to USD 2,267 million from USD 2,981 million. Also, the secondary income surplus widened to USD 328 million from USD 260 million. On the other hand, the good account surplus fell to USD 3,241 million from USD 3,926 million a year ago.
2021-06-22