Argentina posted a current account deficit of $1.651 billion in the first quarter of 2026, narrowing from a $5.158 billion gap a year earlier. The result reflected negative balances in the services account, at $4.028 billion, and primary income, at $4.676 billion, partially offset by a goods trade surplus of $6.339 billion and a secondary income surplus of $714 million. The year-on-year improvement was mainly supported by a $3.214 billion increase in goods exports, a $532 million reduction in the services deficit, and a $1.066 billion decline in goods imports. The secondary income account also rose by $354 million. Meanwhile, the primary income deficit widened by $1.658 billion compared with the same period last year. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)

Argentina recorded a Current Account deficit of 1651 USD Million in the first quarter of 2026. Current Account in Argentina averaged -1011.60 USD Million from 1976 until 2026, 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. 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 July of 2026.

Argentina recorded a Current Account deficit of 1651 USD Million in the first quarter of 2026. Current Account 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 Current Account is projected to trend around 1600.00 USD Million in 2027 and 2100.00 USD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-27 07:00 PM
Current Account
Q4 $2,294M $-1580M $200.0M
2026-06-24 07:00 PM
Current Account
Q1 $-1651M $2294M $2200.0M
2026-09-29 07:00 PM
Current Account
Q2 $-1651M $2500.0M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 3504.00 2713.00 USD Million May 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 9537.00 8916.00 USD Million May 2026
External Debt 321782.77 319521.71 USD Million Mar 2026
Imports 6033.00 6203.00 USD Million May 2026
Terms of Trade 148.07 140.70 points Mar 2026


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
-1651.00 2294.00 4297.83 -9396.40 1976 - 2026 USD Million Quarterly

News Stream
Argentina Current Account Deficit Narrows
Argentina posted a current account deficit of $1.651 billion in the first quarter of 2026, narrowing from a $5.158 billion gap a year earlier. The result reflected negative balances in the services account, at $4.028 billion, and primary income, at $4.676 billion, partially offset by a goods trade surplus of $6.339 billion and a secondary income surplus of $714 million. The year-on-year improvement was mainly supported by a $3.214 billion increase in goods exports, a $532 million reduction in the services deficit, and a $1.066 billion decline in goods imports. The secondary income account also rose by $354 million. Meanwhile, the primary income deficit widened by $1.658 billion compared with the same period last year.
2026-06-24
Argentina Current Account Swings to Surplus in Q4
Argentina posted a current account surplus of $2.294 billion in Q4 2025, swinging from a $903 million surplus in the same period last year. The goods account recorded a $6.283 billion surplus, up from a $4.919 billion surplus in Q4 2024. The primary income gap narrowed to $2.953 billion, down from $2.977 billion. Meanwhile the services account posted a $1.813 billion deficit, widening from a $1.660 billion shortfall a year earlier. The secondary income account improved, with the surplus rising to $777 million from $620 million in the same period last year.
2026-03-27
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