Wheat — Revealed comparative advantage index in Argentina
Argentina: Wheat — Revealed comparative advantage index was 2.49 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Revealed comparative advantage index in Argentina, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 2.49 for wheat — revealed comparative advantage index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 118.4% on the previous year and up 408.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — revealed comparative advantage index in Argentina peaked at 2.75 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.49, in 2014.
Argentina ranks 15th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6 | 0.49 | 2.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 1.14 | 2.49 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture share gdp 5.53 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.53 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 7.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 3.51 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 37.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 177,082 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — revealed comparative advantage index in Argentina?
- Wheat — revealed comparative advantage index in Argentina was 2.49 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.75 in 2018.
- What is the lowest wheat — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 in 2014.
- How does Argentina rank for wheat — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Argentina ranks 15th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 408.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK