Inflation Rate in Argentina increased to 33.60 percent in May from 32.40 percent in April of 2026. Inflation Rate in Argentina averaged 187.78 percent from 1944 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 20262.80 percent in March of 1990 and a record low of -7.00 percent in February of 1954. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)

Inflation Rate in Argentina is expected to be 36.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Argentina Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 28.00 percent in 2027 and 15.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-14 07:00 PM
Inflation Rate YoY
Apr 32.4% 32.6% 32.4% 32.5%
2026-06-11 07:00 PM
Inflation Rate YoY
May 33.6% 32.4% 33.4% 33.0%
2026-07-14 07:00 PM
Inflation Rate YoY
Jun 33.6% 36.0%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 11607.39 11363.09 points May 2026
Core Consumer Prices 11824.72 11603.84 points May 2026
Core Inflation Rate 32.00 32.40 percent May 2026
Core Inflation Rate MoM 1.90 2.30 percent May 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 12790.08 12470.70 points May 2026
CPI Transportation 12330.50 12091.59 points May 2026
Export Prices 192.20 178.90 points Mar 2026
Food Inflation 33.40 30.90 percent May 2026
GDP Deflator 128027.40 121073.80 points Dec 2025
Import Prices 129.80 127.10 points Mar 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 33.60 32.40 percent May 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 2.10 2.80 percent May 2026
Producer Prices 15187.60 14493.70 points Apr 2026
Producer Prices Change 30.90 28.10 percent Apr 2026


Argentina Inflation Rate
The most important categories in the CPI basket in the Great Buenos Aires area are food and beverages (23 percent of the total weight), transport (12 percent) and restaurants and hotels (11 percent). Housing and utilities (11 percent); health (9 percent);clothing and footwear (9 percent); recreation and culture (8 percent); household maintenance and equipment (6 percent); miscellaneous goods and services (4 percent); alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3 percent); education (3 percent); and communication (3 percent) for the remaining. The CPI index has a base of 100 as of December of 2016 and covers the Buenos Aires metropolitan area and its 24 districts.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
33.60 32.40 20262.80 -7.00 1944 - 2026 percent Monthly
2016=100