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85.9%CURRENT US$
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17%CURRENT US$
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79.7%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Argentina Trade: In 2023, China exported $14.6B to Argentina. The main products that China exported to Argentina were Telephones ($801M), Computers ($522M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($506M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Argentina have increased at an annualized rate of 3.55%, from $12.2B in 2018 to $14.6B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Argentina.

Argentina-China Trade: In 2023, Argentina exported $5.36B to China. The main products that Argentina exported to China were Frozen Bovine Meat ($1.7B), Soybeans ($949M), and Barley ($637M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Argentina to China have increased at an annualized rate of 4.31%,  from $4.34B in 2018 to $5.36B in 2023.

In 2023, Argentina did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Argentina ranked 61 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.043), and 50 in total exports ($68.3B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $14.6B to Argentina. The main products exported from China to Argentina were Telephones ($801M), Computers ($522M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($506M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Argentina have increased at an annualized rate of 3.55%, from $12.2B in 2018 to $14.6B in 2023.

In 2018, Argentina exported $5.36B to China. The main products exported from Argentina to China were Frozen Bovine Meat ($1.7B), Soybeans ($949M), and Barley ($637M). During the last 5 years the exports of Argentina to China have increased at an annualized rate of 4.31%, from $4.34B in 2023 to $5.36B in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Argentina (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Argentina (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$436B
Argentina
Top Destination
Brazil$12.1B

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Argentina. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Argentina or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Argentina included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Argentina than China included Saint Martin ($76.7k).

Difference in imports from Argentina (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Argentina

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Argentina by product, considering products traded by both, China and Argentina.

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Argentina in the exports of N/A.

During 2018, Argentina had a large net trade with China in the exports of Animal Products ($2.05B), Vegetable Products ($1.83B), and Chemical Products ($477M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Argentina+$325MTelephones
Top Product Potential Argentina China+$109MSoybeans

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Argentina. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Argentina. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Argentina indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Argentina (Flag) (2023)

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