What is the value of US trade with Argentina?
Updated Apr. 29, 2026Refreshed annually
$11.3 billion in imports and $18.7 billion in exports in 2025. That means that the US exported $7.45 billion more to Argentina than we imported from it. Benefits of trade can include higher wages and job growth, a wider variety of products available at lower prices, increased productivity, and more efficient resource allocation.
$11.3B
Value of imports from Argentina to the US (2025)
$18.7B
Value of exports from the US to Argentina (2025)
Exports are goods and services the US sells to other countries. Imports are goods and services the US buys from other countries. Combining the value of imports and exports shows us how much trade happens between the US and other countries.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) provides data for 71 of the US' trading partners (though not necessarily the top 71 trading partners). The partners they track accounted for 94.2% of total trade with the US in 2025.
How high is Argentina ranked as a US trade partner?
BEA data ranks Argentina as the US’ 38th top trading partner: In 2025, the US traded $30 billion in goods and services with Argentina. Countries with similar trade values include Costa Rica ($33B) and Peru ($29.9B).
In 2025, the US traded $30 billion in goods and services with Argentina.
Total trade value (imports + exports) with the US (2025), by select countries
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Another way to look at international trade is through trade balance. A nation that imports more than it exports, has a trade deficit. One that exports more than it imports has a trade surplus. Neither is inherently good or bad; trade balance is just a metric that shows the relationship between imports and exports.
What is the trade balance with Argentina?
The US has had a trade surplus with Argentina every year from 2003 through 2025. The 2025 surplus was $7.45 billion, an increase from 2024's surplus of $6.64 billion.
The trade surplus with Argentina increased to $7.45B in 2025.
Annual trade balance with Argentina, not adjusted for inflation
What does the US import from Argentina?
In 2025, 74.6% of imports from Argentina to the US were goods. The largest category was industrial supplies and materials (items used up in the production process, like oil, chemicals, and plastic), accounting for $4.58 billion. The top three imports were industrial supplies and materials, food, feeds, and beverages, and nonmonetary gold (gold purchased by individuals or businesses as investments or gold used in manufacturing processes, like for jewelry). These categories accounted for $7.75 billion of total imports.
The other 25.4% were services, with travel being the largest service category. Travel (money leaving the US by Americans spending on things like lodging, meals, transportation, and entertainment abroad) accounted for $898 million.
Industrial supplies and materials made up 40.6% of US imports from Argentina in 2025.
US imports from Argentina by category (2025)
What does the US export to Argentina?
In 2025, more US exports to Argentina were goods — 53%. The largest export was capital goods (tools used for the production process, like machinery and equipment), which accounted for a value of $3.98 billion. The top three exports were capital goods, industrial supplies and materials, and consumer goods (goods and services purchased by individuals for personal use, like clothing and cellphones). These categories accounted for $8.94 billion of exports to Argentina.
The other 47% were services, with travel being the largest service category. Travel (money entering the US from foreign visitors on expenses like lodging, meals, transportation, and entertainment) accounted for $3.04 billion.
Capital goods made up 21.3% of US exports to Argentina in 2025.
US exports to Argentina by category (2025)
Value of imports and exports, by category (2025)
| 1. | Industrial supplies and materials | $4.58 billion |
| 2. | Food, feeds, and beverages | $2.21 billion |
| 3. | Nonmonetary gold | $952 million |
| 4. | Travel | $898 million |
| 5. | Business services | $761 million |
| 6. | Transport | $326 million |
| 7. | Use of intellectual property | $290 million |
| 8. | Other merchandise | $260 million |
| 9. | Telecommunications and information services | $236 million |
| 10. | Capital goods | $181 million |
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