Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Argentina
Argentina: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was 964.79 billion in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Argentina, 1950–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in Argentina is 964.79 billion, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 67 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.2% on the previous year and up 588.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Argentina peaked at 964.79 billion in 2017 and was at its lowest, -45.08 billion, in 2002.
Argentina ranks 46th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0.0022 | — |
| 1961 | 0.0006 | -72.7% |
| 1962 | -0.0029 | -583.3% |
| 1963 | -0.0009 | -69.0% |
| 1964 | -0.0007 | -22.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0012 | -271.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0029 | +141.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0147 | +406.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0181 | +23.1% |
| 1969 | 0.016 | -11.4% |
| 1970 | 0.028 | +74.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0114 | -59.4% |
| 1972 | 0.011 | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0452 | +310.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0508 | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0579 | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 1.35 | +2237.2% |
| 1977 | 17.43 | +1187.7% |
| 1978 | 61.95 | +255.5% |
| 1979 | 170.97 | +176.0% |
| 1980 | 155.01 | -9.3% |
| 1981 | -340.77 | -319.8% |
| 1982 | -1,520 | +345.9% |
| 1983 | -12,527 | +724.3% |
| 1984 | -73,207 | +484.4% |
| 1985 | -502,490 | +586.4% |
| 1986 | -966,002 | +92.2% |
| 1987 | -4.52 million | +368.3% |
| 1988 | -15.53 million | +243.3% |
| 1990 | -4.41 billion | +28312.3% |
| 1991 | -6.14 billion | +39.2% |
| 1992 | 2.54 billion | -141.3% |
| 1993 | 7.88 billion | +210.5% |
| 1994 | 5.95 billion | -24.5% |
| 1995 | 2.04 billion | -65.8% |
| 1996 | 7.19 billion | +252.7% |
| 1997 | 13.19 billion | +83.6% |
| 1998 | 15.81 billion | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 14.58 billion | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 15.20 billion | +4.2% |
| 2001 | -8.18 billion | -153.8% |
| 2002 | -45.08 billion | +451.2% |
| 2003 | -23.87 billion | -47.0% |
| 2004 | 1.94 billion | -108.1% |
| 2005 | 46.91 billion | +2319.1% |
| 2006 | 90.29 billion | +92.5% |
| 2007 | 140.22 billion | +55.3% |
| 2008 | 157.16 billion | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 168.72 billion | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 194.80 billion | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 181.07 billion | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 199.57 billion | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 177.03 billion | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 241.76 billion | +36.6% |
| 2015 | 292.15 billion | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 602.12 billion | +106.1% |
| 2017 | 964.79 billion | +60.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 964.79 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139.49 billion, 6.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 964.79 billion is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.76 billion, 18.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -28312.3% | -15.53 million | -4.41 billion |
| 2005 | +2319.1% | 1.94 billion | 46.91 billion |
| 1976 | +2237.2% | 0.0579 | 1.35 |
| 1977 | +1187.7% | 1.35 | 17.43 |
| 1983 | -724.3% | -1,520 | -12,527 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0051 | -0.0029 | 0.0181 | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.19 | 0.011 | 170.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.40 million | -15.53 million | 155.01 | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.86 billion | -6.14 billion | 15.81 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.33 billion | -45.08 billion | 168.72 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 356.66 billion | 177.03 billion | 964.79 billion | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Argentina?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Argentina was 964.79 billion in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 964.79 billion in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.08 billion in 2002.
- How does Argentina rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Argentina ranks 46th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 588.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.