Argentina recorded a Current Account deficit of 1581 USD Million in the third quarter of 2025. Current Account in Argentina averaged -1025.00 USD Million from 1976 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4297.83 USD Million in the second quarter of 2009 and a record low of -9396.40 USD Million in the first quarter of 2018. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)

Current Account in Argentina is expected to be 1200.00 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 1500.00 USD Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-09-29 07:00 PM
Current Account
Q2 $-3016M $-5191M $720.0M
2025-12-23 07:00 PM
Current Account
Q3 $-1580M $-3016M $810.0M
2026-03-27 07:00 PM
Current Account
Q4 $-1580M $200.0M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 1892.00 2498.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Capital Flows -2016.23 -3216.29 USD Million Sep 2025
Current Account -1581.00 -2774.00 USD Million Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP 1.20 -0.60 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 7448.00 8133.00 USD Million Dec 2025
External Debt 316935.00 307238.00 USD Million Sep 2025
Imports 5556.00 5598.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Terms of Trade 140.70 138.00 points Dec 2025


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
-1581.00 -2774.00 4297.83 -9396.40 1976 - 2025 USD Million Quarterly

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Argentina Current Account Swings to Deficit in Q3
Argentina posted a current account deficit of $1.581 billion in Q3 2025, swinging from a $891 million surplus in the same period last year. The goods account recorded a $4.348 billion surplus, down from a $5.306 billion surplus in Q3 2024. The primary income gap widened to $3.888 billion, up from $3.185 billion. Meanwhile the services account posted a $2.554 billion deficit, widening from a $1.604 billion shortfall a year earlier. The secondary income account improved, with the surplus rising to $513 million from $373 million in the same period last year.
2025-12-23
Argentina Current Account Swings to Deficit in Q2
Argentina posted a current account deficit of $3.016 billion in Q2 2025, swinging from a $3.732 billion surplus in the same period last year. The goods account recorded a $2.668 billion surplus, down from a $7.109 billion surplus in Q2 2024. The primary income gap widened to $4.080 billion, up from $3.041 billion. Meanwhile the services account posted a $2.483 billion deficit, widening from a $1.136 billion shortfall a year earlier. The secondary income account improved, with the surplus rising to $879 million from $799 million in the same period last year.
2025-09-29
Argentina Posts Largest Current Account Gap Since Q3 2023
Argentina posted a current account deficit of $5.19 billion in Q1 2025, swinging from a $0.176 billion surplus in the same period last year and marking the largest shortfall since Q3 2023. The goods account recorded a $2.06 billion surplus, a sharp turnaround from the $5.07 billion deficit seen in Q1 2024. The primary income gap narrowed moderately to $3.33 billion, down from $4.06 billion. Meanwhile, the services account posted a notable shift to a $4.50 billion deficit, widening significantly from a $1.35 billion shortfall. The secondary income account also improved slightly, with the surplus rising to $584 million from $518 million a year earlier.
2025-06-25