Taxes on exports in Argentina
Argentina: Taxes on exports was 9.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 9.4% for taxes on exports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.3% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Argentina peaked at 23.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.
That places Argentina 6th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.0% | — |
| 1991 | 3.3% | -81.8% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -67.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -82.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +177.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -80.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +72.1% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +7576.2% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +38.2% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +161.7% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +37.9% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -52.8% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +20.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 9.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 114.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 9.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 102.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +7576.2% | 0.2% | 15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 0.1% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 0.1% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 5.6% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 7.8% | 17.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 3 Kazakhstan 15.0% compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 12.6% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 11.2% compare
- 7 Bahamas 9.0% compare
- 8 Belarus 5.2% compare
- 9 Niger 5.1%
More public sector data for Argentina
- Arms imports 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.941 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 104.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 91.42 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0065 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -14.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.18 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 7.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Argentina?
- Taxes on exports in Argentina was 9.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- How does Argentina rank for taxes on exports?
- Argentina ranks 6th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.