ARGENTINA · ECONOMY

Key Facts

—What happened: Argentina inflation stands at 33.8% a year, down from 211% when Javier Milei took office.

—The stall: Monthly inflation ticked back up to 2.1% in July, far from the “zero-comma” readings promised for 2026.

—The good news: Poverty fell to 28.2% in late 2025, the lowest reading since 2018, from a 52.9% peak in 2024.