Argentina

Country in Americas

In brief

Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 140 (2024). World rank 40 of 210; in Americas, 8 of 44. Air passengers per year: 21.1M (2023). World rank 33 of 163; in Americas, 7 of 28. Scientific articles per year: 8,589 (2023). World rank 47 of 197; in Americas, 6 of 37. From 2015 to 2025: electricity use 3,140 → 2,835 (kWh per person) and electricity from fossil fuels 65.7% → 55.3%. Worse than all its neighbours (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay): renewable share of energy use.

Internet and communications

Using the internet: 89.7% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 140 2024
Home broadband per 100 people: 26.1 2024
Internet domain: .ar

Energy

Access to electricity: 98.4% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person: 2,835 2025
Renewable share of energy use: 9.2% 2021
Electricity from renewables: 25.5% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels: 55.3% 2025
Mains voltage: 220 V
Plug types: C, I

Transport

Driving side: Right
Air passengers per year: 21,057,811 2023
Airports: 764 2025
Railways, km: 17,866 2018

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP: 0.6% 2023
Researchers per million people: 1,313 2023
Scientific articles per year: 8,589 2023
Patent applications by residents: 445 2024
High-tech share of manufactured exports: 3.9% 2024