Year over year, the overall value of Argentina’s exports increased by 9.2% compared to $79.7 billion in 2024.
Argentina is a relatively small player in international trade, responsible for about 0.5% of global export sales for all countries. That percentage does represent an upturn from 0.3% from the prior year.
Argentina’s trading partners are relatively concentrated. The top 5 customers for Argentinian exports in 2025 were Brazil, mainland China, United States of America, Chile and India. Collectively, that quintet of major importers for Argentinian products generated just over half (50.2%) of Argentina’s total export sales during 2025.
Applying a continental lens, under one third (32.4%) of Argentina’s exports by value was delivered to Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean countries while 38.4% was sold to importers in Asia.
Argentina shipped another 13.4% worth of goods to buyers in Europe.
Smaller percentages went to customers in North America (10.7%), Africa (4.8%) then Oceania’s Australia and New Zealand (0.3%).
Argentina’s Top Trading Partners
The list below showcases 25 of Argentina’s top trading partners, countries that imported the most Argentine shipments by dollar value during 2025. Also shown is each import country’s percentage of total Argentine exports.
- Brazil: US$8.9 billion (10.2% of Argentina’s total exports)
- mainland China: $8.5 billion (9.8%)
- United States: $5.5 billion (6.4%)
- Chile: $5.4 billion (6.2%)
- India: $4.6 billion (5.3%)
- Vietnam: $2.6 billion (3%)
- Switzerland: $2 billion (2.3%)
- Peru: $1.8 billion (2.1%)
- Netherlands: $1.4 billion (1.7%)
- Saudi Arabia: $1.3 billion (1.5%)
- Malaysia: $1.1 billion (1.2%)
- Indonesia: $1 billion (1.2%)
- Algeria: $961.9 million (1.1%)
- Uruguay: $861.8 million (1%)
- Italy: $834.1 million (1%)
- Paraguay: $811.7 million (0.9%)
- Spain: $805.9 million (0.9%)
- Bangladesh: $734.9 million (0.8%)
- Canada: $546.7 million (0.6%)
- Germany: $520.4 million (0.6%)
- Türkiye: $502.5 million (0.6%)
- Ireland: $482.6 million (0.6%)
- Israel: $473.4 million (0.5%)
- United Kingdom: $420.9 million (0.5%)
- Egypt: $404.4 million (0.5%)
Over three-fifths (60.5%) of Argentina’s exports in 2025 was delivered to the above 25 trade partners.
Mainland China (up 42.8%), Switzerland (up 20.6%) and India (up 18.2%) posted double-digit percentage advances in their purchases from Argentina from 2024 to 2025.
Recording the strongest declines were buyers of Argentine exports based in Uruguay (down -51.7% from 2024), Canada (down -51%), Spain (down -44.4%), Paraguay (down -43.5%) and the United Kingdom (down -36.6%).
Countries Causing Greatest Trade Deficits for Argentina
As defined by Investopedia, a country whose total value of all imported goods is higher than its value of all exports is said to have a negative trade balance or deficit.
It would be unrealistic for any exporting nation to expect across-the-board positive trade balances with all its importing partners. Similarly, that export country doesn’t necessarily post a negative trade balance with each individual partner with which it exchanges exports and imports.
Argentina incurred the highest trade deficits with the following countries.
- Brazil: -US$9.5 billion (country-specific trade deficit in 2025)
- mainland China: -$9.4 billion
- Germany: -$2.6 billion
- Paraguay: -$2.1 billion
- Thailand: -$2 billion
- Mexico: -$1.5 billion
- Japan: -$1.3 billion
- United States: -$1.2 billion
- France: -$1 billion
- Italy: -$730.5 million
Among Argentina’s trading partners that cause the greatest negative trade balances, Argentinian deficits with Brazil (up 1189.3%), Italy (up 191.9%) and Mexico (up 138.4%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
In addition, Argentina reversed a $238.6 million surplus trading with the United States of America to posting the -$1.2 billion deficit listed above.
These cashflow deficiencies clearly indicate Argentina’s competitive disadvantages with the above countries, but also represent key opportunities for Argentina to develop country-specific strategies to strengthen its overall position in international trade.
Countries Resulting In Greatest Trade Surpluses for Argentina
Argentina earned an overall US$11.3 billion trade surplus for 2025, reducing by -40.3% from the $18.9 billion in black ink one year earlier in 2024.
Based on Investopedia’s definition of net importer, a country whose total value of all imported goods is lower than its value of all exports is said to have a positive trade balance or surplus.
Argentina incurred the highest trade surpluses with the following countries.
- Chile: US$5.6 billion (country-specific trade surplus in 2025)
- India: $2.6 billion
- Vietnam: $2.5 billion
- Peru: $2.2 billion
- Saudi Arabia: $1.4 billion
- Netherlands: $1.31 billion
- Malaysia: $1.15 billion
- Switzerland: $1.12 billion
- Indonesia: $1 billion
- Uruguay: $964.6 million
Among Argentina’s trading partners that generate the greatest positive trade balances, Argentinian surpluses with Vietnam (up 257.6%), Saudi Arabia (up 203.4%) and India (up 159.1%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These positive cashflow streams clearly indicate Argentina’s competitive advantages with the above countries, but also represent key opportunities for Argentina to develop country-specific strategies to optimize its overall position in international trade.
Companies Servicing Argentina’s Trading Partners
Not one of Argentina’s corporations ranks among Forbes Global 2000.
Wikipedia lists smaller-scale exporters from Argentina. Selected examples are shown below.
- Al Este (wine)
- Aluar (aluminum)
- Bridas Corporation (oil, gas)
- Bunge Limited (grains, oilseed)
- Grupo Arcor (chocolates, cookies, ice cream)
- La Serenísima (dairy products)
- Loma Negra (cement)
- SanCor (dairy products)
- Transportadora de Gas del Sur (natural gas)
- Zanella (motorcycles)
See also Argentina’s Top 10 Exports, Argentina’s Top 10 Imports and Top South American Export Countries
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Country Profiles, Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on March 16, 2026
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on March 16, 2026
Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis. Accessed on March 16, 2026
Investopedia, Net Importer Definition. Accessed on March 16, 2026
Wikipedia, List of Companies of Argentina. Accessed on March 16, 2026