Argentina Economic Statistics and Indicators

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Country: Argentina
National or Regional Currency: Argentine Peso, ARP
Year of data: 2005 › Change year
Date of Last Update: 26 January 2010
Area: total: 2,780,400 sq km land: 2,736,690 sq km water: 43,710 sq km
Natural Resources: fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium
Government Type: Argentina government type
Government Ministers: Argentina Ministers
Capital: name: Buenos Aires geographic coordinates: 34 36 S, 58 40 W time difference: UTC-3 (3 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends third Saturday in March; note - a new policy of daylight saving time was initiated by the government on 30 December 2007
Data Source: All Sources (IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook)
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Economic Indicators for Argentina 2005

GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Argentina in year 2005 is ARP 304.764 Billion. Real GDP is expressed in billions of national currency units; the base year is country-specific.

GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Argentina in year 2005 is 9.179 %. Annual percentages of constant price GDP are year-on-year changes; the base year is country-specific.

GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) for Argentina in year 2005 is ARP 531.939 Billion. GDP is expressed in billions of national currency units.

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Argentina in year 2005 is US$ 181.549 Billion. Values are based upon GDP in national currency and the exchange rate projections provided by country economists for the group of other emerging market and developing countries. Exchanges rates for advanced economies are established in the WEO assumptions.

GDP Deflator for Argentina in year 2005 is 174.541 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100). The GDP deflator is derived by dividing current price GDP by constant price GDP and is considered to be an alternate measure of inflation. Please note: Data are expressed in the base year of each country's national accounts.

GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Argentina in year 2005 is ARP 7,897.03 . GDP is expressed in constant national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing constant price GDP by total population.

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) for Argentina in year 2005 is ARP 13,783.60 . GDP is expressed in current national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing current price GDP by total population.

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Argentina in year 2005 is US$ 4,704.30 . GDP is expressed in current U.S. dollars per person. Data are derived by first converting GDP in national currency to U.S. dollars and then dividing it by total population.

GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Argentina in year 2005 is US$ 419.568 Billion. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Argentina in year 2005 is US$ 10,871.85 . These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Argentina in year 2005 is 0.747 %. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

Implied PPP Conversion Rate for Argentina in year 2005 is 1.268 . These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) for Argentina in year 2005 is 161.728 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100). Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data. The index is based on 2000=100.

Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Argentina in year 2005 is 9.642 %. Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data.

Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) for Argentina in year 2005 is 171.442 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100). Data for inflation are end of the period, not annual average data. The index is based on 2000=100.

Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Argentina in year 2005 is 12.327 %. Data for inflation are end of the period, not annual average data.

Population for Argentina in year 2005 is 38.592 Million .

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Argentina in year 2005 is US$ 3.02 Billion. Balance of payments data are based upon the methodology of the 5th edition of the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Manual (1993). Data for the world total reflects errors, omissions, and asymmetries in balance of payments statistics on current account, as well as the exclusion of data for international organizations and a limited number of countries.

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Argentina in year 2005 is 1.663 %. Balance of payments data are based upon the methodology of the 5th edition of the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Manual (1993). Data for the world total reflects errors, omissions, and asymmetries in balance of payments statistics on current account, as well as the exclusion of data for international organizations and a limited number of countries.

* Source: IMF
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