Financial Markets Access Index in Argentina
Argentina: Financial Markets Access Index was 0.5215 in 2020. β² Rising
Financial Markets Access Index in Argentina, 1980β2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.5215 for financial markets access index in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial markets access index in Argentina peaked at 0.9981 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2466, in 1980.
That places Argentina 31st out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3244 | 0.2466 | 0.4274 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4909 | 0.3603 | 0.5636 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7059 | 0.5027 | 0.9981 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5348 | 0.4569 | 0.6452 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5215 | 0.5215 | 0.5215 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 28 Colombia 0.5397 compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 0.5353 compare
- 30 Hungary 0.5327 compare
- 32 Morocco 0.5029 compare
- 33 Brunei Darussalam 0.5 compare
- 33 Denmark 0.5 compare
- 33 Finland 0.5 compare
- 33 Iceland 0.5 compare
- 33 Saint Lucia 0.5 compare
- 33 Netherlands 0.5 compare
- 33 Sweden 0.5 compare
- 33 Zambia 0.5 compare
More financial sector data for Argentina
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7.23 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 485.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 59.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 69.47 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 6.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 23.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 23.61 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 29.94 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 29.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 15.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial markets access index in Argentina?
- Financial markets access index in Argentina was 0.5215 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial markets access index recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9981 in 2008.
- What is the lowest financial markets access index recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2466 in 1980.
- How does Argentina rank for financial markets access index?
- Argentina ranks 31st out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial markets access index rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Markets Access Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.