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Argentina - VAT Revenue (% of GDP) 7.15

IMF World Revenue · updated 2026-10-03 · 151 economies tracked

Latest value

7.15 (2019)

Global rank

##44 of 151 economies

Share of global total

0.9%

Growth since 1990

3.45×

Ranking Race — VAT Revenue (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#13#25#37#49#61#731990199520002005201020152020#33#442017 overtook Uruguay2018 overtook Israel
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2020. Argentina climbed from #33 to #44 (overtook Uruguay). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Argentina ↓

Key Events — Argentina

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2001
Sovereign default curated

Largest default in history; peso peg abandoned.

2002
Fell 28 places in global rank auto
2003
Commodity boom rebound curated

Strong recovery driven by commodity exports.

2004
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2017
Overtook Uruguay in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Israel in global rank auto
2018
Currency crisis curated

IMF bailout as the peso loses half its value.

VAT Revenue (% of GDP), 1990-2019

IMF World Revenue · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020192.073.915.767.6
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