Over 42 percent of Argentine households located in large metropolitan areas were found to live under the poverty line in the first half of 2023, 12.9 percentage points more in comparison to the same period a year earlier. When compared to the first semester of 2018, the share of urban households living under the poverty line in the South American country rose over 20 percentage points. According to the latest data available, 2.54 percent of the Argentinian population is living on less than 3.65 U.S. dollars per day.

Argentina Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data was reported at 22.800 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 23.800 % for 2021. Argentina Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 25.250 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2022, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34.300 % in 2002 and a record low of 21.400 % in 1986. Argentina Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population 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.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Societal Poverty Line. The Societal Poverty Line is expressed in purchasing power adjusted 2017 U.S. dollars and defined as max($2.15, $1.15 + 0.5*Median). This means that when the national median is sufficiently low, the Societal Poverty line is equivalent to the extreme poverty line, $2.15. For countries with a sufficiently high national median, the Societal Poverty Line grows as countries’ median income grows.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Argentina AR: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data was reported at 0.600 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.900 % for 2021. Argentina AR: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 1.600 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2022, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.400 % in 2002 and a record low of 0.000 % in 1980. Argentina AR: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population 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.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at 2017 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

In November 2024, the main problem for the country detected by the population in Argentina was poverty with an overall 38 percent answering it as one of the main problems, followed by low wages, crime, and job shortage. During this survey, other issues like climate change dropped to the bottom of the list, with less than one percent of people mentioning them as problem. Inflation in Argentina For the first month of 2023, one of the categories with the highest consumer price index (CPI) was clothing and footwear recording an inflation rate of 120.6. Some basic basket products also recorded high year-on-year price increases, like the food and non-alcoholic drinks sector recorded between 50 and 70 index points increases from January to June 2022. Overall, the price increase has been exponential when considering previous years, for example, the health services industry recorded an increase of 1,231.5 points in approximately six years. Crime in Argentina Other most common worries for the Argentinian population were crime and violence. In 2020, the country registered around 2,416 cases of intentional murders and, in 2022, approximately 212 femicides. Nonetheless, Argentina ranks as one of the Latin American countries with the lowest homicide rate, only with more than its western neighbor, Chile. Property crimes are actually the main concern for the country, only in 2021 more than a quarter of a million thefts were registered.

Unemployment Rate in Argentina increased to 7.90 percent in the first quarter of 2025 from 6.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Argentina Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Argentina Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: World Bank: % of total population data was reported at 0.600 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.900 % for 2021. Argentina Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: World Bank: % of total population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.700 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2022, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.200 % in 2020 and a record low of 0.600 % in 2022. Argentina Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: World Bank: % of total population 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.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Multidimensional Poverty Measure. The Multidimensional Poverty Measure includes three dimensions – monetary poverty, education, and basic infrastructure services – to capture a more complete picture of poverty.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

AR: Income Share Held by Highest 10% data was reported at 29.800 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 31.200 % for 2021. AR: Income Share Held by Highest 10% data is updated yearly, averaging 33.450 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2022, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 40.500 % in 2002 and a record low of 29.500 % in 2013. AR: Income Share Held by Highest 10% 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.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

The Consumer Price Index gauges the price changes in a basket of goods and services in a defined time period. During August 2024, the product category with the highest Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase compared with the previous month in Argentina was household, water, electricity, gas and other fuels with a ***** percent increase. Followed by education with a *** percent increase. Nonetheless, when compared with the previous year, communications registered the highest price increase with over *** percent year-over-year. The expectation of inflation Despite Argentina’s efforts to reduce inflation, the country ranks in the top three Latin American countries with the highest rate, only with a lower figure than Venezuela and Suriname. The situation is not a recent one, the inflation rate has been reaching double digits every year since 2012, reaching over ** percent in 2019, making the constant rising prices nothing out of the ordinary for Argentinian families. The expectation of inflation is one of the main causes of inflation with low central bank interest-rates and increases in the money supply, which helps to explain the chronic inflation of the country. Both firms and people expect inflation in their lives, workers demand increasing wages to coop with inflation, while companies increase prices of goods and services because they expect production costs to grow, creating a vicious circle in the economy. Inflation and poverty Inflation negatively affects consumers and savers alike. For the latter, 100 Argentinian pesos in 2020 was worth just under ** pesos in 2021, after adjusting for the ***** percent inflation rate. For the consumers, rising prices of the basic products increase the vulnerability of the population. In January 2023, the value of the basic food basket, which establishes the extreme poverty line, stood at ****** pesos, more than ten times higher than during the same month in 2018. Between the first half of 2018 and the first half of 2022, the share of households under the poverty line increased by over * percentage points reaching **** percent.

Argentina AR: Gini Coefficient (GINI Index): World Bank Estimate data was reported at 40.700 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 42.400 % for 2021. Argentina AR: Gini Coefficient (GINI Index): World Bank Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging 45.150 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2022, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53.800 % in 2002 and a record low of 40.700 % in 2022. Argentina AR: Gini Coefficient (GINI Index): World Bank 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.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Argentina AR: Income Share Held by Highest 20% data was reported at 46.600 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 47.800 % for 2021. Argentina AR: Income Share Held by Highest 20% data is updated yearly, averaging 50.250 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2022, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57.800 % in 2002 and a record low of 46.200 % in 2013. Argentina AR: Income Share Held by Highest 20% 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.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Argentina AR: Income Share Held by Third 20% data was reported at 15.200 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 14.900 % for 2021. Argentina AR: Income Share Held by Third 20% data is updated yearly, averaging 14.250 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2022, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.500 % in 2013 and a record low of 12.200 % in 2002. Argentina AR: Income Share Held by Third 20% 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.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Argentina AR: Income Share Held by Second 20% data was reported at 10.100 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.800 % for 2021. Argentina AR: Income Share Held by Second 20% data is updated yearly, averaging 9.250 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2022, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.200 % in 1980 and a record low of 6.900 % in 2002. Argentina AR: Income Share Held by Second 20% 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.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

The youth unemployment rate of South Africa was over ** percent in 2023, the highest of any G20 country. Italy followed with a youth unemployment rate of ** percent. In contrast, Japan's youth unemployment rate was the lowest at only *** percent. Economic crisis in Argentina At ** percent, youth unemployment in Argentina falls third out of the G20 nations. The Argentinian economy was hit by a recession beginning in 2022, with an average inflation rate of nearly ** percent that year, jumping to over *** percent in 2023. Such staggering inflation has hit Argentinian consumers hard, with the average consumer price index going from nearly *** in 2021 to ***** in 2022, before increasing to nearly ***** in 2023. While youth unemployment has fallen in Argentina since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, factors such as skyrocketing inflation make getting by difficult for many. Inequality in South Africa With a youth unemployment rate of just over ** percent, South Africa stands out from the rest of the G20 nations. Thirty years after the end of Apartheid, South Africa is considered the most unequal country in the world. Using the Gini Index, which measures income inequality with zero representing totally equal distribution and one representing unequal distribution, South Africa has a score of 0.63, higher than any other nation. Poverty and inequality are a major concern for South Africans, with over ** percent of survey respondents expressing worry over the issue in January 2024, a slight decrease from a recent peak of ** percent in August 2023.

Argentina AR: Income Share Held by Fourth 20% data was reported at 22.700 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 22.500 % for 2021. Argentina AR: Income Share Held by Fourth 20% data is updated yearly, averaging 22.250 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2022, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.300 % in 2013 and a record low of 20.300 % in 2002. Argentina AR: Income Share Held by Fourth 20% 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.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines：占人口百分比在12-01-2022达22.800%，相较于12-01-2021的23.800%有所下降。Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines：占人口百分比数据按年更新，12-01-1980至12-01-2022期间平均值为25.250%，共34份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2002，达34.300%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1986，为21.400%。CEIC提供的Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines：占人口百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的阿根廷 – Table AR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality。

在国家贫困线的贫困人口率：占人口百分比在12-01-2022达39.200%，相较于12-01-2021的37.300%有所增长。在国家贫困线的贫困人口率：占人口百分比数据按年更新，12-01-2016至12-01-2022期间平均值为35.500%，共7份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2020，达42.000%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2017，为25.700%。CEIC提供的在国家贫困线的贫困人口率：占人口百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的阿根廷 – Table AR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality。

每天生活费不足3.65美元的贫困人口比例：2017 PPP：占人口百分比在12-01-2022达2.500%，相较于12-01-2021的2.800%有所下降。每天生活费不足3.65美元的贫困人口比例：2017 PPP：占人口百分比数据按年更新，12-01-1980至12-01-2022期间平均值为4.100%，共34份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2002，达24.000%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1980，为0.000%。CEIC提供的每天生活费不足3.65美元的贫困人口比例：2017 PPP：占人口百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的阿根廷 – Table AR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality。