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Argentina and Canada

First country

Second country

In 2025, Argentina sold USD 1.30 billion of goods to Canada and bought USD 419 million from it. Both are members of the G20. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 60 percent in 2023, and 60 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2024, 20 thousand people born in Argentina lived in Canada, and 1 thousand people born in Canada lived in Argentina.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods grew 74 percent, from USD 986 million in 2019 to USD 1.72 billion in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products grew about 3.4 times, from USD 172 million in 2019 to USD 581 million in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel grew 73 percent, from USD 111 million in 2019 to USD 192 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothThe two countries' customs reports differ on goods sold by Canada to Argentina in 2025: Argentina reports USD 419 million and Canada reports USD 283 million.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Argentina sold USD 560 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 20.7 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Canada sold USD 166 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel, against USD 26.2 million the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); Wikidata, statements on membership (property P463) (retrieved 26 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026); UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 1.72 billion
2025, as reported by Argentina
Argentina to Canada
USD 1.30 billion
2025, as reported by Argentina
Canada to Argentina
USD 419 million
2025, as reported by Argentina

What connects Argentina and Canada