| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
38.7 |
39.5 |
39.6 |
39.9 |
40.5 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
IMF; LAIA; Mercosur; UNASUR; WTO |
|
| National currency (NC) |
Argentine peso |
|
|
|
|
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0.3048 |
0.2750 |
0.2768 |
0.2608 |
0.2346 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
0.3448 |
0.3421 |
0.3444 |
0.3274 |
0.3215 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
9.6% |
10.9% |
8.8% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
130 |
153 |
183 |
214 |
262 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
3345 |
3873 |
4626 |
5367 |
6480 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
8.8% |
9.0% |
9.2% |
8.5% |
8.7% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
11% |
10% |
9% |
8% |
10% |
|
| Industry |
34% |
35% |
36% |
36% |
35% |
|
| Services |
55% |
55% |
55% |
56% |
55% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
63% |
63% |
61% |
59% |
56% |
|
| Government consumption |
11% |
11% |
12% |
12% |
12% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
15% |
19% |
21% |
23% |
23% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
30 |
35 |
40 |
47 |
56 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
14 |
22 |
29 |
34 |
45 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
126 |
133 |
147 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
69% |
62% |
56% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
11.6% |
10.2% |
8.4% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
n.a. |
87 |
n.a. |
109 |
n.a. |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
n.a. |
83 |
n.a. |
98 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
663.5 |
n.a. |
446.0 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
41.0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
44.8 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
34.6 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
44.1 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.0 |
n.a. |
2.6 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
745000 |
n.a. |
790800 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
525100 |
n.a. |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
lead; iron ore; crude oil; copper; manganese; uranium; zinc; tin |
|
| Agricultural resources |
peanuts; beef; corn; soybeans; tobacco; tea; grapes; wheat; lemons |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1.6 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
i |
| |
|
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