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About

Argentina-China Trade: In 2022, Argentina exported $8B to China. The main products that Argentina exported to China were Soybeans ($2.89B), Frozen Bovine Meat ($2.27B), and Barley ($654M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Argentina to China have increased at an annualized rate of 12.8%, from $4.38B in 2017 to $8B in 2022.

In 2022, Argentina did not export any services to China.

China-Argentina Trade: In 2022, China exported $16.4B to Argentina. The main products that China exported to Argentina were Telephones ($845M), Computers ($691M), and Other Organo-Inorganic Compounds ($666M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Argentina have increased at an annualized rate of 6.15%,  from $12.1B in 2017 to $16.4B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Argentina.

Comparison: In 2022,  Argentina ranked 61 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.064), and 47 in total exports ($87.2B). That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Argentina exported $8B to China. The main products exported from Argentina to China were Soybeans ($2.89B), Frozen Bovine Meat ($2.27B), and Barley ($654M). During the last 5 years the exports of Argentina to China have increased at an annualized rate of 12.8%, from $4.38B in 2017 to $8B in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $16.4B to Argentina. The main products exported from China to Argentina were Telephones ($845M), Computers ($691M), and Other Organo-Inorganic Compounds ($666M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Argentina have increased at an annualized rate of 6.15%, from $12.1B in 2022 to $16.4B in 2017.

Exports from Argentina (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Exports from China (Flag) to Argentina (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Argentina (Flag) and China (Flag)

Argentina Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Argentina
Top Destination
Brazil$12.6B
China
Top Destination
United States$551B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Argentina than China included Saint Martin ($86.4k).

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Argentina included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

Difference in imports from China (Flag) and Argentina (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Argentina - China

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Argentina had a large net trade with China in the exports of Vegetable Products ($4.06B), Animal Products ($2.73B), and Chemical Products ($407M).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Argentina in the exports of Machines ($7.87B), Chemical Products ($3.11B), and Textiles ($959M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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 Argentina and China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Argentina indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Argentina.

Product Space of Argentina (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

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