Argentina Unemployment Rate

1990 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Argentina Unemployment Rate

  • Argentina Unemployment Rate increased to 6.90% in Mar 2023, from the previously reported figure of 6.30% in Dec 2022.
  • Argentina Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Jun 1990 to Mar 2023, with an average rate of 8.60%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 20.40% in Mar 2003 and a record low of 5.30% in Dec 1991.
  • The data is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
  • In the latest reports, Argentina Population reached 46.23 million people in Dec 2022.


View Argentina's Unemployment Rate from Jun 1990 to Mar 2023 in the chart:

Argentina Unemployment Rate

What was Argentina's Unemployment Rate in Mar 2023?

Argentina Unemployment Rate increased to 6.90% in Mar 2023, from the previously reported figure of 6.30% in Dec 2022. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
6.90 Mar 2023 6.30 Dec 2022 5.30 Dec 1991 20.40 Mar 2003 % quarterly Jun 1990 - Mar 2023

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 10.65 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 6.90 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1990 - Mar 2023
Armenia (%) 13.30 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) 4.11 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Jan 2025
Austria (%) 5.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.64 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2023
Bahrain (%) 5.90 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2025
Belgium (%) 5.80 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Bolivia (%) 2.70 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 13.17 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Botswana (%) 20.68 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Brazil (%) 6.50 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2025
Brunei (%) 4.80 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.80 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Cambodia (%) 2.40 2020 yearly 2020 - 2020
Canada (%) 6.60 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2025
Chile (%) 8.02 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
China (%) 5.10 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Colombia (%) 11.64 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Croatia (%) 6.80 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 5.00 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Czech Republic (%) 2.68 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Denmark (%) 4.90 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2023
Ecuador (%) 3.38 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2024
Egypt (%) 6.70 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Estonia (%) 5.30 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2023
European Union (%) 5.80 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Finland (%) 6.90 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Apr 2023
France (%) 7.20 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2023
Georgia (%) 16.40 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Germany (%) 3.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Ghana (%) 3.56 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Greece (%) 11.20 Apr 2023 monthly Apr 1998 - Apr 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.10 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Jan 2025
Hungary (%) 4.34 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.91 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 4.10 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Jul 2023
Israel (%) 2.61 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Italy (%) 6.28 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2025
Jordan (%) 21.30 Nov 2024 quarterly Feb 2000 - Nov 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 2.90 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.70 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 4.10 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 6.90 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.60 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Luxembourg (%) 5.85 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.60 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2025
North Macedonia (%) 11.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2023 - Dec 2024
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 3.10 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Malta (%) 3.07 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2024
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.61 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Moldova (%) 5.55 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Mongolia (%) 5.30 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2024
Montenegro (%) 11.00 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Morocco (%) 13.60 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (%) 3.67 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Myanmar (%) 1.79 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 4.44 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%) 3.10 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2021
New Zealand (%) 5.10 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2024
Nigeria (%) 4.10 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2022 - Mar 2023
Norway (%) 3.90 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2024
Oman (%) 3.60 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2018 - Jan 2025
Pakistan (%) 6.30 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 31.10 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Panama (%) 9.50 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 4.55 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Peru (%) 6.15 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2025
Philippines (%) 4.50 Apr 2023 quarterly Jul 1982 - Apr 2023
Poland (%) 5.40 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2019 yearly 1997 - 2019
Romania (%) 5.60 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2023
Russia (%) 2.40 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.73 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Serbia (%) 8.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Singapore (%) 1.90 May 2023 monthly Mar 2020 - May 2023
Slovakia (%) 5.09 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Slovenia (%) 3.50 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2024
South Africa (%) 32.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 10.61 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2021 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 4.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 7.22 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Apr 2023
Switzerland (%) 4.44 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024

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Argentina Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 575.618 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 8,626.900 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 460,068.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 80.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Mar 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (ARS bn) 740,993.414 2029 yearly 1993 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (ARS bn) 1,158,144.357 2029 yearly 1992 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (ARS bn) 770,888.979 2029 yearly 1993 - 2029
Government Revenue: Taxes: Net Vat (ARS mn) 4,755,088.234 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Government Revenue: Social Security (ARS mn) 3,393,966.504 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
NFPS 2017: Capital Expenditure (ARS mn) 169,668.300 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2025
NFPS 2017: Current Revenue (ARS mn) 11,100,431.700 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2025
NFPS 2017: Current Expenditure (ARS mn) 10,331,070.300 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2025
NFPS 2017: Total Revenue (ARS mn) 11,100,491.800 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2025
NFPS 2017: Total Expenditure (ARS mn) 10,500,738.600 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2025
Non Financial Public Sector (NFPS) 2017: Total Balance (ARS mn) 599,753.200 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2025
Government Revenue: Taxes (ARS mn) 187,540.45 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1997 - Jul 2018
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.933 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 725.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 6,923.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -27.2 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,640.661 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 594,758.636 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 148,045.917 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 6,197.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 25.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,366,984.219 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,434,101.226 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 540.310 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 509.213 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 278.257 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,532.734 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 1983 - Jan 2025
Exports: fob: Primary Products: Cereals (USD mn) 8,705.911 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Exports: fob: Industrial: Transport Material (USD mn) 8,350.345 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Exports: fob: Agricultural: Residues & Waste from Food Industry (USD mn) 9,022.071 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Exports: fob: Industrial: Chemicals & Related Products (USD mn) 4,286.131 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Exports: fob: Agricultural: Fats and Oils (USD mn) 5,821.010 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 137.248 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 104.950 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 613.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,400.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,481.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -2,781.197 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -93.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -2,687.685 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 282,752.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 45.3 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 103,743.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 16.5 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 10.560 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 41,868.043 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
AR: BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 16,110.565 2023 yearly 1976 - 2023
AR: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) 15,380.081 2023 yearly 1976 - 2023
AR: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options: Asse... (USD mn) 0.153 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
AR: BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn) -6,415.897 2023 yearly 1976 - 2023
AR: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options: Liab... (USD mn) -4.297 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
AR: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (USD mn) 1,899.474 2023 yearly 1976 - 2023
AR: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn) 10,412.580 2023 yearly 1976 - 2023
AR: BoP: Current Account (USD mn) -20,955.533 2023 yearly 1976 - 2023
AR: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) -4,215.200 2023 yearly 1976 - 2023
AR: BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 113,525.338 2023 yearly 1976 - 2023
AR: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Securities (USD mn) -4,125.084 2023 yearly 1976 - 2023
AR: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) -21,674.972 2023 yearly 1976 - 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investments (USD mn) 2,156.622 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services: Import (USD mn) 5,998.348 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) -26.385 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) -8.156 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Invt: NIL: Equity Investments & Investment Fund S... (USD mn) 1,823.173 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Invt: NIL: Debt Securities (USD mn) 658.550 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,395.434 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Wholesale, Retail Trade & Repair of Motor Vehicles & ... (USD mn) -184.109 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Mining & Quarrying (USD mn) 718.119 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Manufacturing (USD mn) 371.240 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Deposit-taking Corporations, except Central Bank (USD mn) 871.099 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 4.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 45,284.228 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 98,139.867 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2024
M2 Growth (%) 114.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 40.9 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 1985 - Nov 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 22,050.9 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 3.598 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.7 May 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - May 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 5,572.630 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 95,508.690 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 2002 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 99.8 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Feb 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 201,440.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 50.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Credit to Households (USD bn) 14.358 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2024
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 100.880 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 28,410.8 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 0.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) -100.00 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 10.31 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024
Money Supply: Month End: M2 (ARS th) 101,280,342,625.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2024
Money Supply: Month End: M3 (ARS th) 152,173,589,134.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2024
Money Supply: Month End: M1 (ARS th) 46,733,323,316.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 28,309.770 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2025
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (USD mn) 22,050.920 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Jan 2025
Deposits: ARS (ARS mn) 101,692,877.286 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 2002 - Feb 2025
Loans (ARS mn) 5,759,914.20 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 1990 - Jun 2018
Loans: ARS: Non Financial: Private: Mortgages (ARS mn) 2,151,017.214 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 2002 - Feb 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Geopolitical Risk Index (%) 0.045 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Feb 2025

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