Argentina

Argentine Republic

Alyssa, Kendell, Jenna, Brittany

Argentina Economic Crisis
•Result of military dictatorship from 1950’s-1983
•1991 Peso pegged to US dollar
•1999 Brazilian Real significantly dropped
•2001 “Run on the Banks” and Argentina
defaulted on $140 Billion
•Political Instability-5 presidents in December
2001
•January 1, 2002- President un-pegged peso from
US dollar
•Implications for Present day

Source: BBC News, UC Atlas of Global Inequality, CIA World Factbook

 Economy: GDP

•2009-2010: 2.6% est.

•2011-2020: 3.3% est.
•2021-2030: 3.0% est.

•Overall: 3.1%
Source: Google- public data
 Economy: Inflation

•Spike between 2002-

2003 result of un-pegging
the peso to the US dollar

Source: IndexMundi, UC Atlas of Global Inequality

Economy: Unemployment

•2009: 8.4%

•2010: 9.6% est.

Source: IndexMundi
 Economy: Poverty Level

• Poverty level
dropped from
23.4% in 2009
to 13.9% in
2010
Source: IndexMundi
Economy: Free Trade Agreement
• MERCOSUR
– Set up in March1991
– Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay

• Combined GDP: US$ 1.1 trillion

• Changed Argentina’s main trading

partners

Source: BBC News & Wikia Education

Exports

Source: Global Edge

Imports

Source: Global Edge

Infrastructure & Transportation
 People & Culture
• Distribution of People
– 0-14 years: 25.6%
– 15-64 years: 63.5%
– 65 years & over: 10.8%

•Current Population: 40.91 million

Source: Trading
economics
“Villa Miseria”
 Risk Profile
• Corruptions Perception Index
– 2.9 out of 10 • Global Enabling Trade
– 3.46 out of 7
• Ease of doing business
– 113 out of 181 • Global Service Location
– 5.02 out of 10
• E-readiness
– 5.25 out of 10
• Index of Economic
Freedom
• Freedom of the Press – 52.3 out of 100
– 49 out of 100

• Global Competitiveness
• Inward FDI Potential Index
– 3.91 out of 7 – 0.213 out of 1

• Global Enabling Trade • Tax Misery and Reform

– 3.46 out of 7 Index
– 136.3 out of 170
Source:
GlobalEdge
Our Product: Clothing Retail Store
• Retail Sales:
– 2010: $19.44 Billion est.
– 2014: $24.29 Billion est.

• GDP: 2.6% growth from 2010 to

2014 est.

• Consumer spending per capita:

– 2010: $5,017 est.
– 2014: $8,130 est.
Questions?