Argentina vs Brazil

Argentina vs Brazil: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 4.5% a year in Argentina and 2.3% a year in Brazil, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by 2.2 percentage points, or 1.96 times that in Brazil.

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% a year · IMF

Argentina vs Brazil: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 4.5% a year in Argentina and 2.3% a year in Brazil, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by 2.2 percentage points, or 1.96 times that in Brazil.
ArgentinaBrazilIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Argentina has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Brazil.
  • In 2025, Argentina ranked 46 and Brazil ranked 98 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Argentina at 3% a year and Brazil at 2.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearArgentinaBrazil
20254.52.3
2024-1.43.4
2023-1.93.2
202263
202110.44.8
2020-9.9-3.3
2019-21.2
2018-2.61.8
20172.81.3
2016-2.1-3.3
20152.7-3.5
2014-2.50.5
20132.43
2012-11.9
201164
201010.17.5
2009-5.9-0.1
20084.15.1
200796.1
200684
20058.93.2
20048.95.8
200391.1
2002-10.93.1
2001-4.41.4
2000-0.84.4
1999-3.40.5
19983.90.3
19978.13.4
19965.52.2
1995-2.84.4
19945.85.3
19936.34.7
199210.3-0.5
199110.51
1990-1.3-4.2
1989-73.2
1988-20.3
19872.53.6
19867.17.5
1985-77.9
198425.3
19833.7-3.4
1982-3.10.6
1981-5.7-4.4
19800.79.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearArgentinaBrazil
20262.12.2
20273.51.9
20284.22.4
20293.82.5
20303.32.5
203132.5

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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