Argentina: Economic freedom, overall index (0-100): The latest value from 2024 is 50 index points, a decline from 51 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 59 index points, based on data from 174 countries. Historically, the average for Argentina from 1995 to 2024 is 56 index points. The minimum value, 44 index points, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 75 index points was recorded in 1996.

Argentine: Economic freedom, overall index (0-100): Pour cet indicateur, The Heritage Foundation fournit des données pour la Argentine de 1995 à 2024. La valeur moyenne pour Argentine pendant cette période était de 56 index points avec un minimum de 44 index points en 2015 et un maximum de 75 index points en 1996.

Argentina: Academic freedom index: The latest value from 2023 is 0.967 index points, an increase from 0.939 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.588 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Argentina from 1960 to 2023 is 0.704 index points. The minimum value, 0.101 index points, was reached in 1977 while the maximum of 0.967 index points was recorded in 2023.

The file contains the dataset used for the empirical analysis of the study titled "Economic Growth and Corruption in Emerging Markets: Does Economic Freedom Matter?”. The dataset includes annual data from 19 countries of Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, and Venezuela), 9 countries of Asia (China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam), and 2 countries of Oceania (Australia and New Zealand). The investigation period spans 2000 through 2017. The data consists about economic, social, demographic, corruption, political e freedom related indexes and variables [Natural logarithm of Gross Domestic Product per capita; Corruption Perception Index; Economic Freedom Index; Economic Freedom of the World; Foreign Direct Investment as % of GDP (net inflows); Gross fixed capital formation as % of GDP; Inflation Rate as ∆% of consumer price indices; Schooling as average number of years of education received by people ages 25 and older; % of the population living in urban areas; Number of years a newborn infant would live; Number of births per woman (average); Annual population growth rate (%); Index that reflects perceptions of the extent to which a country's citizens are able to participate in selecting their government, as well as freedom of expression/media; Index that reflects perceptions of the likelihood of political instability or politically motivated violence, including terrorism; Index that reflects perceptions of the quality of public and civil services; Index that reflects perceptions of the ability of the government to formulate and implement policies and regulations that promote the development of the private sector; Index that reflects perceptions of the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society (contract enforcement, property rights, police and justice); Index that measures a mature and internally coherent democracy vs. autocracies sharply restrict that suppress competitive political participation; HDI_dummy: Human Development Index related; Tropical_Dummy: related to country’s geographic position (located between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn)].

Argentina AR: Voice and Accountability: Estimate data was reported at 0.527 NA in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.493 NA for 2016. Argentina AR: Voice and Accountability: Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging 0.359 NA from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.527 NA in 2017 and a record low of 0.260 NA in 2002. Argentina AR: Voice and Accountability: Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.World Bank.WGI: Country Governance Indicators. Voice and Accountability captures perceptions of the extent to which a country's citizens are able to participate in selecting their government, as well as freedom of expression, freedom of association, and a free media. Estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5.

Argentina: Freedom of expression: The latest value from 2023 is 0.94 index points, unchanged from 0.94 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.623 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Argentina from 1960 to 2023 is 0.712 index points. The minimum value, 0.028 index points, was reached in 1977 while the maximum of 0.959 index points was recorded in 1991.

The average for 2023 based on 12 countries was 0.772 index points. The highest value was in Argentina: 0.967 index points and the lowest value was in Venezuela: 0.266 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The average for 2024 based on 19 countries was 68.78 points. The highest value was in Japan: 81.7 points and the lowest value was in Argentina: 29.4 points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The average for 2023 based on 19 countries was 0.674 index points. The highest value was in Argentina: 0.967 index points and the lowest value was in Nicaragua: 0.052 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.