Argentina
ARG
Argentina: 46.2 million population; high-income economy. Exports: beef, soybeans, corn, vehicles; imports: machinery, chemicals, mineral products. Presidential republic under President Javier Milei (since 2023). Serial defaulter (9th default 2020). $44bn IMF program. Triple-digit inflation. Milei implementing radical libertarian reforms since December 2023. 29.9% poverty; #39 Big Mac Index.
Headline valuation
Scenario range
$3.07T – $9.09T
Integration scenario
Contested Integration
Balance sheet
Base enterprise value
$9.25T
Creditor concentration
- High creditor concentration (HHI=0.68)
Climate & resources
Climate status
CLIMATE_VULNERABLE
ND-GAIN vulnerability
0.45
Top acquisition targets (Argentina as buyer)
Computed by SAPA (Sovereign Acquisition Propensity Algorithm). Higher probability = stronger structural fit for Argentina acquiring this target.
- Uruguay (URY): probability 0.25, deal value $256.4B, driver: Financial_Opportunity
- Chile (CHL): probability 0.07, deal value $9.93T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Minimal_Projection(1133km)
- Colombia (COL): probability 0.07, deal value $8.17T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Distance_Proximal(4660km) + Minimal_Projection(4660km)
- Peru (PER): probability 0.07, deal value $6.86T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Distance_Proximal(3132km) + Minimal_Projection(3132km)
- Indonesia (IDN): probability 0.07, deal value $29.01T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Distance_Hemispheric(15220km) + Economic_Size_Penalty(0.38) + Minimal_Projection(15220km)
About this valuation
This valuation is computed monthly by the WHITEFLAG sovereign asset valuation framework — a five-scenario rigorous model
that prices nations as transferable enterprise units. See the
full methodology for the formulas and data sources.
Sources: CIA World Factbook, World Bank (population, poverty, economic data), IMF World Economic Outlook (economic classification, trade), The Economist Big Mac Index (PPP comparison), Trading Economics (macroeconomic indicators), Official Government Statistical Agencies