Country profile · Edition 1

🇦🇷Argentina

Latin America

Score

59.4

Rank

30 of 46

Overview

Argentina ranks 30th of 46 economies, with a score of 59.4 out of 100. It is 3rd of 6 ranked economies in Latin America.

Strongest: Consumer protection (100); Government support (88). Weakest: Credit literacy (28); Credit access (33).

Dimension scores

Credit literacy28.0

Credit access32.6

Financial inclusion65.3

Digital banking72.2

Innovation83.3

Consumer protection100.0

Government support87.5

Financial education75.0

Youth education50.0

Public awareness50.0

Dimensions with no score are left out of the overall score, never counted as zero.

Not yet measured: Reporting transparency, Alternative infrastructure.

Survey indicators

28%28% of adults answered at least 3 of 4 financial concepts correctly (S&P Global FinLit, 2014)

63.4%63% of credit card users pay their balance in full (Findex, 2024)

32.6%33% of adults borrowed from a formal institution or via mobile money in the past year (Findex, 2024)

81.7%82% of adults have an account (Findex, 2024)

48.9%49% could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (Findex, 2024)

72.2%72% of adults made or received a digital payment (Findex, 2024)

Youth education policy: partial

Financial education is in the school curriculum only in some regions, or as an optional or pilot subject. A standalone course or graduation requirement applies in some regions. Young people are mentioned in the national strategy but not as a priority, or the strategy has expired.

Policy dimensions record whether a policy exists, not how well it works.