News of surplus

Argentina posts ‘historic’ March trade surplus as exports surge

21-04-2026 15:42 Energy sector behind nearly half of March’s US$2.5 billion trade surplus, according to INDEC data.

Argentina posts biggest energy surplus in decades on shale push

21-01-2026 21:39 In 2025, exports outstripped imports to the tune of US$7.8 billion, reports Argentina's Energy Department, thanks to booming oil and gas production in the Vaca Muerta shale patch.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina posts trade surplus for 2025, extending positive run

20-01-2026 17:58 Argentina recorded a surplus of US$11.3 billion last year, marking a second consecutive year in the black; Commercial balance made up of US$87.077 billion in exports versus US$75.791 billion in imports.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Milei’s relentless chainsaw – the great campaign promise he kept

19-01-2026 21:07 Several of the grandest presidential commitments made by Argentina’s President on the campaign trail in 2023 have been shelved and apparently forgotten: dollarisation, the implosion of the Central Bank and the total eradication of inflation. Without support from the IMF or the United States, those objectives would have proved unviable. But there is one point nobody can dispute: the fiscal surplus. In scarcely two years, the government has reversed a historic deficit with the deepest austerity since the return of democracy. But the discussion still pending is the political, social and institutional cost.

by Carlos Burgueño

ECONOMY & POLITICS

Argentina posted budget surplus in 2025 for second year running

16-01-2026 15:21 Economy Minister Luis Caputo celebrates balancing of public accounts for second year running under President Javier Milei.

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

The tectonic fracture of Argentina’s economy

29-11-2025 05:20 This is a game-changer for Argentina’s economy, anticipated for years and slowly happening. Milei has contributed to this outcome, but it is not solely the result of his actions. He is, however, the President that – if he does things right – will benefit from it.

by Marcelo J. García

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

How Milei keeps peso strong ahead of midterm vote

14-05-2025 12:00 President Milei's government doubles down on a strong peso strategy, making it the cornerstone of his midterm election campaign.

Energy Export

Energy export surge quells fears over currency management

29-01-2025 11:20 BlackRock, Barings say energy dollars should quell Argentina’s foreign exchange concerns.

ENERGY & GAS

Shale spurs Argentina’s largest energy trade surplus since 2006

23-01-2025 16:34 Argentina scored its widest annual energy trade surplus in nearly two decades in 2024 thanks to booming oil and gas production.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina recorded record trade surplus in 2024

20-01-2025 22:48 Argentia recorded its biggest-ever trade surplus in 2024 – partly due to a drop in imports caused by recession.

ECONOMIC POLICY

Milei touts 'promises kept' after rare budget surplus

18-01-2025 10:21 Economy Minister Luis Caputo confirms Argentina's budget surplus, which amounted to 0.3% of GDP, was the first since 2010.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina posts fiscal surplus after Milei’s budget cuts

17-01-2025 18:49 President Javier Milei made good on his promise to deliver a fiscal surplus in his first year, achieving a feat not seen in over a decade in Argentina’s deficit-prone economy.

Politics & Economy

Leftist Uruguay presidential candidate pledges to achieve primary fiscal surplus

25-09-2024 18:12 Uruguay’s leading presidential candidate, Yamandu Orsi of the opposition Frente Amplio coalition, says he will aim for primary fiscal surplus by the end of his term if he wins the October election.