\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t First, the good news: for the second year running, the Milei government achieved a trade surplus in 2025, with a positive balance of US$11.286 billion, according to Argentinas statistical institute, INDEC.<\/p>\n
This is also the second year of twin surpluses, as Economy Minister Luis Caputo had already announced that 2025 closed with a primary fiscal surplus of AR$11.7 trillion, equivalent to 1.4% of GDP.<\/p>\n
December finished with a US$1.9 billion surplus, the second highest figure of the year, only surpassed by the November surplus. It means Argentina has accumulated 25 consecutive months with a trade surplus, which coincides exactly with the length of Javier Milei\u2019s term as president.<\/p>\n
Exports of goods totaled US$87 billion in 2025 close to the 2022 record of US$88 billion. Thats a 9.3% increase compared to 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, even with that rise, last years trade surplus was 40% lower than the previous year, when it reached almost US$18.9 billion.<\/p>\n
This is because imports increased even more than exports, recording a year-on-year growth of 24.7% (for a total of US$75.8 billion).<\/p>\n
The numbers reflect President Mileis greater trade openness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But some experts say the lower trade surplus in 2025 is also explained by the fact that the first year of the libertarian government was marked by a deep recession and by import controls still in place, which artificially inflated the surplus.<\/p>\n
A record volume of agricultural and energy exports is behind the surge in exports, with higher sales of soybeans, meat, oil and gold compared to 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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