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Argentina · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

61st of 182 · 11th in Latin America
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GNI per capitaArgentina's gni per capita rose from US$7,680 in 1996 to US$14.7k in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$0US$5kUS$10kUS$15kUS$20kUS$14.7k

Argentina's gni per capita rose from US$7,680 in 1996 to US$14.7k in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

62nd of 181 · 9th in Latin America
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)Argentina's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $10.3k in 1996 to intl $31.9k in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $0intl $10kintl $20kintl $30kintl $31.9k

Argentina's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $10.3k in 1996 to intl $31.9k in 2025.

Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)

constant 2015 US$

46th of 129 · 4th in Latin America
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Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)Argentina's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$6,296 in 1996 to US$9,022 in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$4kUS$6kUS$8kUS$10kUS$9,022

Argentina's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$6,296 in 1996 to US$9,022 in 2025.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

16th of 25 · 5th in Latin America
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Gini indexArgentina's gini index fell from 45.9 in 1994 to 42.4 in 2024.19952000200520102015202035404550556042.4

Argentina's gini index fell from 45.9 in 1994 to 42.4 in 2024.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

16th of 25 · 5th in Latin America
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Income share held by highest 10%Argentina's income share held by highest 10% fell from 34.4 % in 1994 to 31.2 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202030%35%40%31.2 %

Argentina's income share held by highest 10% fell from 34.4 % in 1994 to 31.2 % in 2024.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

18th of 25 · 8th in Latin America
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Income share held by lowest 20%Argentina's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 4.4 % in 1994 to 5.1 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%2%4%6%5.1 %

Argentina's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 4.4 % in 1994 to 5.1 % in 2024.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

6th of 25 · 4th in Latin America
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Extreme povertyArgentina's extreme poverty fell from 2.7 % in 1994 to 1.0 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%5%10%15%20%1.0 %

Argentina's extreme poverty fell from 2.7 % in 1994 to 1.0 % in 2024.

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines

% of population

23rd of 24 · 10th in Latin America
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Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty linesArgentina's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 30.3 % in 2016 to 38.1 % in 2024.2016201820202022202420%25%30%35%40%45%38.1 %

Argentina's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 30.3 % in 2016 to 38.1 % in 2024.

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