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Last year, Argentina’s Milei was on a high: with GDP growing and inflation falling, his future looked rosy. A year later though, and it all appears to be heading in the wrong direction. So, in this video, we’re taking a look at Argentina’s economy and try to figure out what’s gone wrong.
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Sources:
Macro data
https://tradingeconomics.com/argentina/government-budget
https://tradingeconomics.com/argentina/balance-of-trade
https://tradingeconomics.com/argentina/inflation-cpi
Unemployment issues
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/argentina-job-losses-unemployment-are-milei-s-big-political-risk
Monthly GDP data
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-26/argentina-economy-milei-magic-fades-on-slowing-recovery
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-20/argentina-s-economy-expanded-faster-than-expected-in-june
Mining data
https://tradingeconomics.com/argentina/gdp-from-mining
Household arrears data
https://en.mercopress.com/2026/08/16/argentine-household-arrears-reach-17.5-and-the-government-rules-out-intervening
https://www.ft.com/content/21080ecd-b261-4b35-994c-20d510fbf3d6?syn-25a6b1a6=1
