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Argentina - Perceived Capabilities 74.8

GEM APS · updated 2026-10-03 · 116 economies tracked

Latest value

74.8 (2024)

Global rank

##9 of 116 economies

Share of global total

2.4%

Growth since 2001

1.36×

Ranking Race — Perceived Capabilities

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55200120062011201620212024#5#92015 overtook Burkina Faso2018 overtook Australia
ArgentinaSaudi ArabiaIndiaEcuadorVenezuela, RB

Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. Argentina climbed from #5 to #9 (overtook Burkina Faso). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Argentina ↓

Key Events — Argentina

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Sovereign default curated

Largest default in history; peso peg abandoned.

2003
Commodity boom rebound curated

Strong recovery driven by commodity exports.

2015
Overtook Burkina Faso in global rank auto
2017
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Australia in global rank auto
2018
Currency crisis curated

IMF bailout as the peso loses half its value.

Perceived Capabilities, 2001-2024

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620112016202443.0853.6564.2374.8
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