Summary
Major four provinces contribute around 37.9% to the Argentina’s GDP and comprise 59.6% of the country’s population in 2015. Mining, manufacturing and utilities contributed 21.0% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2017, followed by wholesale, retail and hotels activities (18.0%) and financial intermediation, real estate and business activities (16.2%). In nominal terms, the three sectors are expected to grow by 22.7%, 23% and 22.8%, respectively, in 2018.
Scope
- Argentina hopes to attract US$26.5 bn in infrastructure investments in the form of public-private partnerships (PPPs) through 2022
- As per the Global Competitiveness Index 2017-2018, Argentina’s infrastructure ranked 92nd out of 137 nations
- The overall MERV (Argentina Merval Index) index exhibits an increasing trend over the last one year. As of September 11th, 2018 MERV index stood at 29,163.6, compared to 24,066.5 on September 11th, 2017.
Reasons to buy
- Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
- PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
- Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
- This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.
Companies Mentioned
la Capital
NCA
nostromo
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents 02
List of Exhibits 03
Did you Know? 04
Country Highlights 05
Country Snapshot 07
PESTLE Insights 21
Political Landscape 22
Economic Landscape 23
Social Landscape 30
Technological Landscape 33
Legal Landscape 36
Environmental Landscape 37
Outlook 38
List of Figures
Exhibit 1: Argentina’s Performance in the Country Risk Analysis in Comparison to Latin America and the World 11
Exhibit 2: Performance Overview (Score: 1-100) 11
Exhibit 3: Broad Categories and Weights behind the Index 12
Exhibit 4: MERV INDEX 14
Exhibit 5: Key Sectors Contribution to the Economy 15
Exhibit 6: FDI Inflows and Investments by Sector, 2012-2016 16
Exhibit 7: Country Wise Share in FDI, 2016 and Investment by Country, 2012-2016 18
Exhibit 8: Key Infrastructure Indicators 20
Exhibit 9: Real GDP and Household Consumption Growth Rate 24
Exhibit 10: Real GDP Growth Rate Comparison (2017) 24
Exhibit 11: Export, Import and Trade Balance 25
Exhibit 12: Current Account Balance 25
Exhibit 13: Top Three Commodity Exports, % of Total Exports, 2013-2017 26
Exhibit 14: Food Industries, Residues and Wastes Thereof: Prepared Animal Fodder, % Share in World’s Total, 2017 26
Exhibit 15: Interest Rates 28
Exhibit 16: Exchange Rate 28
Exhibit 17: Public Finance 29
Exhibit 18: General Government Debt 29
Exhibit 19: Employment/Unemployment 31
Exhibit 20: Average Annual Wages 31
Exhibit 21: Labour Cost Index 31
Exhibit 22: Rural/Urban Share of Total Population 32
Exhibit 23: Age-group Share of Total Population 32
Exhibit 24: Gender Split 32
Exhibit 25: Internet Users % of Total Population, Mobile Penetration Rate and Broadband Penetration Rate, 2017 34
Exhibit 26: Number of Patents Granted Per M Inhabitants, 2015 35
Exhibit 27: Business R&D Expenditure by Source of Funds, 2012-16 35
Exhibit 28: Doing Business in Argentina 2018 36
Exhibit 29: Corruption Perception Index (Rankings) 2017 36
Exhibit 30: CO2 Emissions 37
