Argentina's June trade surplus rises 149% year-on-year on stronger exports

Monday, July 20th 2026 - 20:05 UTC

The June surplus, however, marked a 36.4% drop from May's figure, which had been a record $3.450 billion

Argentina posted a trade surplus of $2.194 billion in June, a 149.6% increase from the same month in 2025, driven by growth in exports, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) reported on Monday.

The June surplus, however, marked a 36.4% drop from May's figure, which had been a record $3.450 billion. With this result, the country strung together 31 consecutive months of surplus in its trade balance.

Trade flows —the sum of exports and imports— grew 16.4% year-on-year in June, to $15.916 billion. Exports totaled $9.055 billion, up 24.5% from June 2025, while imports reached $6.861 billion, a 7.3% year-on-year rise.