Country
Argentina ARG
BCRA
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +0.5
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap0.0
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-08-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2025-07-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical46.3
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth68.3
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity38.4
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance51.0
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Argentina sovereign credibility, in brief
Argentina scores 19.7 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band < 35. That ranks it 5 of 5 in South America, the 20th percentile of the region. The score is unchanged over the past seven days. CPI 33.8% (implicit target) — credibility severely compromised (20/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 5/5 in South America · 20th percentile
Region avg 49.7 · best 58.6 · worst 19.7
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- +7.0%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +0.2%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Electricity demand, YoY
- +10.4%
- as of 2026-05-01
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade · Electricity: Ember (CC BY 4.0)
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 12.1K | 2026-07-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -1.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Electricity demand (TWh) | 12.5 | 2026-05-01 | Ember |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 0.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 4.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Geopolitical risk | 0.1 | 2026-09-01 | GPR (Caldara–Iacoviello) |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 8.8M | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 16.7% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 0.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 4.0 mo | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 30.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 7.4% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 39.1% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $14,898 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 62.2% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | 0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | 0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.