Argentina vs Venezuela
Argentina vs Venezuela: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 41.9% a year in Argentina and 252% a year in Venezuela, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Venezuela, by 210.1 percentage points, or 6.01 times that in Argentina.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Venezuela has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Argentina.
- In 2025, Argentina ranked 6 and Venezuela ranked 1 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Argentina at 7.5% a year in 2031.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Venezuela at 174.7% a year in 2027.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Argentina | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.9 | 252 |
| 2024 | 219.9 | 49.4 |
| 2023 | 133.5 | 337.5 |
| 2022 | 72.4 | 186.5 |
| 2021 | 48.4 | 1,589 |
| 2020 | 42 | 2,355 |
| 2019 | 53.6 | 19,910 |
| 2018 | 34.3 | 65,370 |
| 2017 | 25.7 | 438.1 |
| 2016 | – | 254.9 |
| 2015 | – | 121.7 |
| 2014 | – | 62.2 |
| 2013 | 10.6 | 40.6 |
| 2012 | 10 | 21.1 |
| 2011 | 9.8 | 26.1 |
| 2010 | 10.5 | 28.2 |
| 2009 | 6.3 | 26 |
| 2008 | 8.6 | 31.4 |
| 2007 | 8.8 | 18.7 |
| 2006 | 10.9 | 13.7 |
| 2005 | 9.6 | 16 |
| 2004 | 4.4 | 21.8 |
| 2003 | 13.4 | 31.1 |
| 2002 | 25.9 | 22.4 |
| 2001 | -1.1 | 12.5 |
| 2000 | -0.9 | 16.2 |
| 1999 | -1.2 | 23.6 |
| 1998 | 0.9 | 35.8 |
| 1997 | – | 50 |
| 1996 | – | 99.9 |
| 1995 | – | 59.9 |
| 1994 | – | 60.8 |
| 1993 | – | 38.1 |
| 1992 | – | 31.4 |
| 1991 | – | 34.2 |
| 1990 | – | 40.7 |
| 1989 | – | 84.5 |
| 1988 | – | 29.5 |
| 1987 | – | 28.1 |
| 1986 | – | 11.5 |
| 1985 | – | 11.4 |
| 1984 | – | 12.3 |
| 1983 | – | 6.2 |
| 1982 | – | 9.6 |
| 1981 | – | 16.2 |
| 1980 | – | 21.4 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Argentina | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32.5 | 467.9 |
| 2027 | 21.2 | 174.7 |
| 2028 | 14.8 | – |
| 2029 | 9.6 | – |
| 2030 | 7.5 | – |
| 2031 | 7.5 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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 179 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 Venezuela
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Venezuela: 72.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Venezuela: 2.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Venezuela: 15.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Venezuela: 2.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Venezuela: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Venezuela: 28.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Venezuela: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Venezuela: 2.08 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Venezuela: 89.3% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Venezuela: 29 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Venezuela: 9.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Venezuela: -4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Venezuela: 2.23% of GDP in 2017
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Venezuela: $69 in 2017
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Venezuela: 343,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Venezuela: 0.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Venezuela: 3.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Venezuela: 98 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Venezuela: 40 million TIV in 2009