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Fitch Ratings"We expect the economy to grow 3.2% in 2026, down from 4.4% in 2025 but marking the first two years of consecutive growth since 2011 (excluding the post-pandemic recovery)."Jun 11, 2026

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OECD"Real GDP is projected to grow by 2.8% in 2026 and 3.5% in 2027, driven mostly by exports from the energy, mining and agricultural sectors."Jun 11, 2026

Oecd

IMF"Real GDP is projected to expand by about 3½ percent in 2026, supported by robust private investment and primary exports, as well as a pickup in construction associated with the expected road concessions."Jun 11, 2026

Imf

Modaes"In the rest of the large Latin American economies, Argentina will record growth of 3.5% in 2026 and 4% in 2027, while Colombia will advance by 2.3% and 2.5%."Jun 11, 2026

Modaes

World Bank"Argentina’s economy grew by 4.4% in 2025, and growth of 3.6% is projected for 2026, driven by macroeconomic stability, investments in the energy sector, and the strong performance of the agribusiness sector."Jun 10, 2026

World Bank Group

BBVA Research"We maintain our GDP growth forecasts of 4.5% for 2025 and 3.0% for 2026, alongside sustained fiscal equilibrium, despite lingering vulnerabilities within the current exchange rate regime."Dec 15, 2025

Bbvaresearch

Allianz Trade"Argentina’s economy is forecast to grow by 3.0% in 2026, leading the region but at a slower pace than previously anticipated."Jun 10, 2026

Allianz-Trade

Reuters"The median forecast for gross domestic product growth is 3.0% this year [2026] and in 2027 after an expected 4.3% increase in 2025, according to estimates from 25 economists polled in the January 12-16 period."Jun 10, 2026

Reuters

FocusEconomics"We forecast GDP growth of 3.5% in 2026, underpinned by a firmer outlook for investment and private consumption, alongside a favorable statistical carryover."Jun 11, 2026

Focus-Economics

Luis Caputo“It is possible that Argentina will grow by up to 10% in 2026."Nov 12, 2025

Buenos Aires Times

JPMorgan"Argentina, after a strong GDP rebound expected in 2025, is forecasted to decelerate toward 3.1% growth in 2026."Jan 14, 2026

J.P. Morgan Private Bank U.S.

Deloitte"After contractions in 2023 and 2024, GDP growth is expected to rebound by 4% in 2025 and moderate to 3.5% in 2026 as the economy transitions from stabilization to expansion."Jan 16, 2026

Deloitte Insights

Moody's Analytics"We forecast that real GDP will grow 4% in 2025 and slow marginally to 3.5% in 2026."Jun 04, 2026

Ratings

Goldman Sachs"The region’s top seven economies—Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador, the LA7—are projected to record GDP growth of 1.9% in 2026, down from an estimated 2.1% the previous year."Feb 05, 2026

Goldman Sachs