Summary
- Argentina → China
- $6billion
- China → Argentina
- $11.4billion
- Argentina’s balance
- -$5.4billion
Balance
Argentina’s trade balance with China
Trade between Argentina and China grew 17.7-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Argentina’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 6
- Imports 11.4
- Balance -5.4
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $351 million | $631 million | -$280 million |
| 1996 | $701 million | $717 million | -$15 million |
| 1997 | $938 million | $1 billion | -$84 million |
| 1998 | $785 million | $1.2 billion | -$407 million |
| 1999 | $586 million | $1 billion | -$424 million |
| 2000 | $889 million | $1.2 billion | -$280 million |
| 2001 | $1.2 billion | $1.1 billion | $122 million |
| 2002 | $1.2 billion | $341 million | $813 million |
| 2003 | $2.6 billion | $734 million | $1.9 billion |
| 2004 | $2.7 billion | $1.4 billion | $1.3 billion |
| 2005 | $3.2 billion | $1.5 billion | $1.7 billion |
| 2006 | $3.5 billion | $3.1 billion | $415 million |
| 2007 | $5.3 billion | $5.1 billion | $158 million |
| 2008 | $6.6 billion | $7.2 billion | -$536 million |
| 2009 | $3.7 billion | $4.9 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2010 | $5.9 billion | $7.7 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2011 | $6 billion | $10.9 billion | -$4.9 billion |
| 2012 | $5.2 billion | $10 billion | -$4.8 billion |
| 2013 | $5.6 billion | $11.4 billion | -$5.8 billion |
| 2014 | $4.6 billion | $10.9 billion | -$6.4 billion |
| 2015 | $5.2 billion | $12.1 billion | -$6.8 billion |
| 2016 | $4.5 billion | $10.9 billion | -$6.4 billion |
| 2017 | $4.4 billion | $12.9 billion | -$8.5 billion |
| 2018 | $4.3 billion | $12.2 billion | -$7.9 billion |
| 2019 | $7 billion | $9.4 billion | -$2.4 billion |
| 2020 | $5.5 billion | $8.7 billion | -$3.2 billion |
| 2021 | $6 billion | $13.2 billion | -$7.2 billion |
| 2022 | $8.1 billion | $17.5 billion | -$9.4 billion |
| 2023 | $5.4 billion | $14.6 billion | -$9.2 billion |
| 2024 | $6 billion | $11.4 billion | -$5.4 billion |
What they sell each other
What Argentina sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What China sells to Argentina
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Buenos Aires and Shanghai is 11,619 nautical miles (21,518 km) long: ≈ 27–34.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Cape of Good Hope; and Strait of Malacca and Singapore.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
China was Argentina’s 2nd largest trading partner (13% of its trade), and Argentina was China’s 51st (0.3%).
- China in Argentina’s trade
- 12.7%
- China’s rank among Argentina’s partners
- 2nd
- Argentina in China’s trade
- 0.3%
- Argentina’s rank among China’s partners
- 51st
Compare with
Other partners of Argentina
Other partners of China
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.