Argentina’s trade surplus widened to $2.11 billion in July 2026, up $1.21 billion from the same month of 2025. Exports totaled $8.85 billion, increasing 14.1% year-over-year, led by a 97.8% surge in energy and fuel exports, driven by higher shipments of crude oil, fuels, lubricants and other fuels. Manufactured industrial goods exports rose 11.2%, mainly due to higher exports of motor vehicles and transport equipment, while manufactured agricultural goods increased 4.9%, supported by higher meat exports. Imports totaled $6.74 billion, down 1.7% year-over-year. Intermediate goods posted the largest decline, falling 14.9%, while capital goods imports decreased 7.7% and consumer goods fell 7.3%. Imports of fuels and lubricants also declined 7.3%. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)

Argentina recorded a trade surplus of 2115 USD Million in July of 2026. Balance of Trade in Argentina averaged 299.08 USD Million from 1957 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 3450.00 USD Million in May of 2026 and a record low of -1819.00 USD Million in June of 2023. This page provides the latest reported value for - Argentina Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Argentina Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.

Argentina recorded a trade surplus of 2115 USD Million in July of 2026. Balance of Trade in Argentina is expected to be 2500.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Argentina Balance of Trade is projected to trend around 2900.00 USD Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-20 07:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Jun $2194M $3M $2060M $ 2300M
2026-08-20 07:10 PM
Balance of Trade
Jul $2115M $2194M $1850M $2100.0M
2026-09-18 07:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Aug $2115M $2090.0M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 2115.00 2194.00 USD Million Jul 2026
Capital Flows -2334.88 2278.79 USD Million Mar 2026
Current Account -1651.00 2294.00 USD Million Mar 2026
Current Account to GDP 1.20 -0.60 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 8854.00 9112.00 USD Million Jul 2026
External Debt 321782.77 319521.71 USD Million Mar 2026
Imports 6739.00 6877.00 USD Million Jul 2026
Terms of Trade 145.10 148.07 points Jun 2026


Argentina Balance of Trade
Argentina has recorded a trade surplus of 15,99 billion in 2019 . Main exports are: cereals, fats and oils, beef and related products and dairy products (36 percent of total exports);Oilseeds and oleaginous fruits; straw and fodder, and meat and edible offal (12 percent); motor vehicles and parts (10 percent) and crude oil and fuels (5 percent). Main imports are: intermediate goods (35 percent of total imports), parts and accessories for capital goods (21 percent), capital goods (17 percent), consumer goods (13 percent), fuels and lubricants (9 percent) and motor vehicles (5 percent). Main trading partners are: Brazil (16 percent of total exports and 21 percent of imports), European Union (14 percent of exports and 14 percent of imports) China (11 percent of exports and 19 percent of imports) and United States, Mexico and Canada (8 percent of exports and 16 percent of imports). Others include: Chile, Italy and Spain.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2115.00 2194.00 3450.00 -1819.00 1957 - 2026 USD Million Monthly

News Stream
Argentina Trade Surplus Jumps in July
Argentina’s trade surplus widened to $2.11 billion in July 2026, up $1.21 billion from the same month of 2025. Exports totaled $8.85 billion, increasing 14.1% year-over-year, led by a 97.8% surge in energy and fuel exports, driven by higher shipments of crude oil, fuels, lubricants and other fuels. Manufactured industrial goods exports rose 11.2%, mainly due to higher exports of motor vehicles and transport equipment, while manufactured agricultural goods increased 4.9%, supported by higher meat exports. Imports totaled $6.74 billion, down 1.7% year-over-year. Intermediate goods posted the largest decline, falling 14.9%, while capital goods imports decreased 7.7% and consumer goods fell 7.3%. Imports of fuels and lubricants also declined 7.3%.
2026-08-20
Argentina Trade Surplus Widens in June
Argentina's trade surplus widened to $2.19 billion in June 2026 from $0.88 billion a year earlier, marking its 31st consecutive month of positive trade balances. Exports rose 24.5% year-on-year to $9.06 billion, with growth broad-based across all major categories. Agricultural manufactures surged 31.6%, driven by higher shipments of fats and oils, food industry residues and waste, and meat products. Industrial manufactures also advanced 31.4%, supported mainly by chemicals and related products, as well as base metals and metal products. Exports of fuels and energy climbed 31.1%, as higher international prices more than offset lower shipment volumes. Imports increased 7.3% to $6.86 billion, driven primarily by fuels and lubricants, whose purchases soared 126.3%. Imports of intermediate goods rose 9.5%, while consumer goods increased 3.3%. In contrast, capital goods fell 8.0%, parts and accessories for capital goods declined 9.4%, and motor vehicle imports dropped 10.6%.
2026-07-20
Argentina Trade Surplus Hits Record In May
Argentina’s trade surplus widened to a record $3.5 billion in May 2026 from $607 million a year earlier, well above forecasts of a $2.2 billion surplus and marking the 30th consecutive month of positive trade balances. Exports surged 34.4% year-on-year to a record $9.5 billion, with all categories posting gains. Fuels and energy led the increase, soaring 167.1% on higher crude oil and fuel exports. Primary products rose 22.5%, led by oilseeds and oleaginous fruits. Manufactures of agricultural origin increased 20.5%, supported by stronger shipments of fats and oils, meat products, and food industry waste, while industrial manufactures advanced 20.1%, led by chemical products. Imports fell 7.0% to $6 billion. The sharpest decline came from fuels and lubricants, down 32.9%, followed by parts and accessories (-26.6%), passenger vehicles (-21.3%), capital goods (-6.8%), and consumer goods (-2.3%). Intermediate goods were the only major category to rise, increasing 8.6%.
2026-06-18