Argentina vs China
Argentina vs China: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 4.5% a year in Argentina and 5% a year in China, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Argentina.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- China has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Argentina.
- In 2025, Argentina ranked 46 and China ranked 33 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Argentina at 3% a year and China at 3.3% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Argentina | China |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2024 | -1.4 | 5 |
| 2023 | -1.9 | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 10.4 | 8.6 |
| 2020 | -9.9 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | -2 | 6.1 |
| 2018 | -2.6 | 6.8 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 6.9 |
| 2016 | -2.1 | 6.8 |
| 2015 | 2.7 | 7 |
| 2014 | -2.5 | 7.5 |
| 2013 | 2.4 | 7.8 |
| 2012 | -1 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | 6 | 9.5 |
| 2010 | 10.1 | 10.6 |
| 2009 | -5.9 | 9.4 |
| 2008 | 4.1 | 9.6 |
| 2007 | 9 | 14.2 |
| 2006 | 8 | 12.7 |
| 2005 | 8.9 | 11.4 |
| 2004 | 8.9 | 10.1 |
| 2003 | 9 | 10.1 |
| 2002 | -10.9 | 9.2 |
| 2001 | -4.4 | 8.3 |
| 2000 | -0.8 | 8.6 |
| 1999 | -3.4 | 7.8 |
| 1998 | 3.9 | 7.9 |
| 1997 | 8.1 | 9.3 |
| 1996 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 1995 | -2.8 | 11 |
| 1994 | 5.8 | 13.1 |
| 1993 | 6.3 | 13.9 |
| 1992 | 10.3 | 14.3 |
| 1991 | 10.5 | 10.2 |
| 1990 | -1.3 | 3.9 |
| 1989 | -7 | 4.2 |
| 1988 | -2 | 11.2 |
| 1987 | 2.5 | 11.7 |
| 1986 | 7.1 | 8.9 |
| 1985 | -7 | 13.5 |
| 1984 | 2 | 15.2 |
| 1983 | 3.7 | 10.8 |
| 1982 | -3.1 | 9 |
| 1981 | -5.7 | 5.1 |
| 1980 | 0.7 | 7.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Argentina | China |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.1 | 4.5 |
| 2027 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 2028 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 2029 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 2030 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 2031 | 3 | 3.3 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs China
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023China: 78 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024China: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023China: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017China: 3.31% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017China: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023China: 1.42 billion people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023China: -0.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023China: 1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025China: 66.3% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023China: 39.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023China: 14.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023China: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025China: 1.73% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025China: $335B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025China: $237 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025China: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020China: 2.54 million people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022China: 23.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020China: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025China: 207 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011China: 880 million TIV in 2025