Naturally talented to meet global market needs
Profitability, productive diversification, dynamism and innovation all converge in Argentina, bringing about investment opportunities in a wide range of sectors with great potential for global growth.
Access to a broad regional market and high integration to global value chains make Argentina an attractive investment destination at a global level.
Highly qualified workers, abundant natural resources, long-standing tradition of technological and industrial development and a modern infrastructure build a highly creative and competitive productive platform.
A DYNAMIC ECONOMIC MODEL BASED ON SOCIAL INCLUSION
> One of the fastest-growing countries worldwide: leader in Latin America for the past decade.
> Sustainable macroeconomy: sustained external surplus, accumulated international reserves, fiscal solvency and substantial reduction in public debt.
> Record-high exports close to US$ 100 billion for goods and services in 2011.
> Five million new jobs created; a decrease in unemployment levels from 21.5% in 2002 to 7.1% in 2012.
> Ranked as a Very High Human Development country in the United Nations 2011 Human Development Index.
PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT DELIVERING HIGH RETURNS
> High profitability in a wide range of productive sectors.
> New record-high profits from Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as a percentage of assets, with the annual average exceeding 10% in the last four years.
> Profits over sales above 13% for the 500 non-financial private companies in 2006-2010.
> More than 2,000 multinational companies operating in diverse sectors share a long-term vision and renewed investment commitment.
> Highest investment rate in the last 30 years (24.5% of GDP in 2011) fueled by the diversity and profitability of all existing investment opportunities.
PUBLIC POLICIES AIMED AT FOSTERING DEMAND
> An inclusion-based model for growth, in which the strong and dynamic domestic market is one of the key pillars.
> Proven ability to sustain the economic growth cycle from the on-start of the global crisis, exceeding the average of emerging countries.
> Low level of public debt and high level of international reserves, increasing capacity to implement counter-cyclical public policies.
> Job protection and social inclusion policies drive domestic demand and production.
> Investment promotion initiatives such as credit facilities for the productive sector and a construction plan to build 400,000 homes.
STRONG TIES WITH LATIN AMERICA
> Located in a region endowed with resources to meet current and future global demands.
> Strategic player within the main food exporting region in the world.
> A motor for Latin America’s increased integration in terms of economy, politics, society and culture.
> Full MERCOSUR member, together with Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela: preferential access (0% tariff) to a regional market of 275 million inhabitants; aggregate GDP of US$ 3.35 trillion; and great industrial complementarity.
> Member of UNASUR (Union of South American Nations); ALADI (Latin American Integration Association); and ECLAC (Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean).
GLOBAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
> G-20 Member, with an active presence in several international organizations, including the World Trade Organization, G77+China, United Nations, UNCTAD, ECLAC and FAO, among others.
> Strengthening of the bilateral relations with the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) as well as other developing countries.
> Highly dynamic exports to more than 150 destinations, with values tripling over the past 8 years.
> Trade growth with the rest of the world (2003-2011) over 17% per year.
> Highest proportion of FDI projects with high technological intensity in South America (ECLAC).
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN EVERY PRODUCTIVE SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY
> Leading country in the international food market, with exports exceeding US$ 25 billion in 2011 and great technological development in the agrifood value chain.
> Industrial structure with a strong tradition in countless diverse productive sectors, along with dynamic growth of industrial exports (16% per year in 2003-2011).
> Accelerated development of renewable energies, biotechnology, software, creative industries and other frontier sectors.
> Main tourism destination in Latin America, with almost 6 million tourists per year.
> Increase in the productive capacity of domestic and foreign companies, with 96% of FDI flows being directed to new projects and expansion.
RICH RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
> Vast extension of fertile land for agriculture: 9th largest extension of agricultural area in the world with 140 million hectares of arable lands (FAO).
> 4,500 km of mountain ranges with mining resources: gold, copper, lithium, carbon, lead, zinc, tin, silver and potassium.
> 4,700 km coast along the Atlantic Ocean with rich fisheries.
> Vast oil and gas resources with exploration and exploitation opportunities.
> Ranked 3rd worldwide in shale oil and shale gas reserves.
STRONG ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE COMBINED WITH A DIVERSE WORKFORCE OF RESOURCEFUL SKILLED AND SEMI-SKILLED WORKERS
> Workforce internationally renowned for its skill set, creativity and versatility.
> More than 98,000 graduates from higher education programs and almost 11,000 postgraduate students from 115 universities across the country enter the labor market each year.
> Economically active population (EAP) with the highest education level in Latin America.
> Highest level of public investment in education in the region (equal to 6% of GDP).
> The most dynamic work productivity in the region in recent years (ECLAC).
PROMOTION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY TO FOSTER HIGHER COMPETITIVENESS AND BRING ADDED VALUE TO PRODUCTION
> Public policy supportive of scientific and technological development spearheaded by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation created in 2007.
> 55% increase in the number of R&D professionals over the period 2003-2011.
> Highest ratio of researchers to the economically active population (EAP) and ranked 3rd in terms of the number of R&D technicians, measured as total number per million inhabitants in Latin America (World Bank).
> Development of aerospace projects led by INVAP, a public company of world renown for satellite development and other space projects.
> One of a few countries in the world with multispecies cloning capacity.
A STRONG NETWORK IN EXPANSION PROVIDING THE NEEDED SUPPORT FOR PROJECTED GROWTH
> Public investment at a historic high (going from 0.5% of total public spending in 2002 to 6% in 2011).
> Well-developed transport and infrastructure system: 35,000 kilometers (21,700 miles) of national roads; one of the longest rail road networks in the world (36,000 kilometers / 22,000 miles); 43 ports; and 54 airports.
> Ranked 2nd in the Logistics Performance Index of the World Bank in Latin America (2010).
> High rates of internet penetration in companies and homes.
> Highest fixed and mobile telephone density in Latin America, ranking 6th worldwide (World Bank, 2010).
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