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Country NaCountry Co Series Name Series Code Scale (PreciArgentina ARG GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.CD Unit (0)Argentina ARG Population (Total) SP.POP.TOTL Unit (0)Argentina ARG GDP (current US$) NY.GDP.MKTP.CD Unit (0)Argentina ARG GDP growth (annual %) NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG Unit (0)Argentina ARG Life expectancy at birth, total (years) SP.DYN.LE00.IN Unit (0)

Data from database: World Development IndicatorsLast Updated: 07/22/2014


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2004 [YR2004] 2005 [YR2 2006 [YR2 2007 [YR2 2008 [YR2 2009 [YR2 2010 [YR2 2011 [YR202012 [YR20NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

38308779 38647854 38988923 39331357 39676083 40023641 40374224 40728738 410869271.83296E+11 2.23E+11 2.64E+11 3.3E+11 4.06E+11 3.78E+11 4.63E+11 5.58E+11 6.03E+11

9 9 8 8 3 0 9 9 175 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 76


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2013 [YR2013]NA414462466.12E+11

3NA


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Code NameYR2004 2004YR2005 2005YR2006 2006YR2007 2007YR2008 2008

YR2009 2009YR2010 2010YR2011 2011YR2012 2012YR2013 2013


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Code Indicator NameNY.GDP.MKTP.CD GDP (current US$)NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.Z GDP growth (annual %)NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.C GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)SP.DYN.LE00.IN Life expectancy at birth, total (years)SP.POP.TOTL Population, total


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Short definition

Life expectancy at birth indicates the average number of years


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Long definitionGDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by allAnnual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices basedGNI per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GNLife expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newboTotal population is based on the de facto definition of populatio


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SourceWorld Bank national accounts data, and OECD National AccountWorld Bank national accounts data, and OECD National AccountWorld Bank, International Comparison Program database.Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sou(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prosp


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TopicEconomic Policy & Debt: National accounts: US$ at current pricEconomic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Growth ratesEconomic Policy & Debt: Purchasing power parityHealth: MortalityHealth: Population: Structure


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PeriodicityAnnualAnnualAnnualAnnualAnnual


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Aggregation methodGap-filled totalWeighted averageWeighted averageWeighted averageSum


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Statistical concept and methodologyGross domestic product (GDP) represents the sum of value addGross domestic product (GDP) represents the sum of value addFor more information, see the metadata for PPP GNI in current iLife expectancy at birth used here is the average number of yeaPopulation estimates are usually based on national population c


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Development relevanced by all its producers. Value added is the value of the gross outAn economy's growth is measured by the change in the volumeinternational dollars (NY.GNP.MKTP.PP.CD) and total populationMortality rates for different age groups (infants, children, and aIncreases in human population, whether a result of immigration


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Limitations and exceptionsGross domestic product (GDP), though widely tracked, may notEach industry's contribution to growth in the economy's output(SP.POP.TOTL).Complete vital registration systems are not common in developCurrent population estimates for developing countries that lack


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General commentsalways be the most relevant summary of aggregated economic performance for all economies, especially wheis measured by growth in the industry's value added. In principle, value added in constant prices can be estima

ing countries. Therefore estimates of life expectancy must be derived from sample surveys or by applying indiRelevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in pro


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production occurs at the expense of consuming capital stock.While GDP estimates based on the produted by measuring the quantity of goods and services produced in a period, valuing them at an agreed se

ect estimation techniques to registration, census, or survey data. Survey data are subject to recall error jecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.


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tion approach are generally more reliable than estimates compiled from the income or expenditure sidt of base year prices, and subtracting the cost of intermediate inputs, also in constant prices. This doubl

, and surveys estimating infant/child deaths require large samples because households in which a birth


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, different countries use different definitions, methods, and reporting standards. World Bank staff revie-deflation method requires detailed information on the structure of prices of inputs and outputs.In man

as occurred during a given year cannot ordinarily be preselected for sampling. Indirect estimates rely o


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the quality of national accounts data and sometimes make adjustments to improve consistency with iy industries, however, value added is extrapolated from the base year using single volume indexes of ou

n model life tables that may be inappropriate for the population concerned. Because life expectancy at


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ternational guidelines. Nevertheless, significant discrepancies remain between international standardstputs or, less commonly, inputs. Particularly in the services industries, including most of government, val

irth is estimated using infant/child mortality data and model life tables for many developing countries,


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nd actual practice. Many statistical offices, especially those in developing countries, face severe limitatilue added in constant prices is often imputed from labor inputs, such as real wages or number of emplo

similar reliability issues arise for this indicator. Extrapolations based on outdated surveys may not be rel


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ns in the resources, time, training, and budgets required to produce reliable and comprehensive seriesees. In the absence of well defined measures of output, measuring the growth of services remains diffic

liable for monitoring changes in health status or for comparative analytical work. Annual data series fro


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of national accounts statistics.Among the difficulties faced by compilers of national accounts is the extenult.Moreover, technical progress can lead to improvements in production processes and in the quality o

the United Nations are interpolated based on five-year estimates and thus may not reflect actual eve


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t of unreported economicf goods and serv

ts.


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Code Long NameARG Argentine Republic


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Income GroupUpper middle income


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RegionLatin America & Caribbean


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Lending categoryIBRD


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Currency UnitArgentine peso


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Latest population census2010


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Latest household surveyMultiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), 2011/12


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National accounts base year2004


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System of National AccountsCountry uses the 1993 System of National Accounts methodolo


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SNA price valuationValue added at basic prices (VAB)


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Alternative conversion factor197184


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PPP survey year2005


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Balance of Payments Manual in useIMF Balance of Payments Manual, 6th edition.


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External debt Reporting statusActual


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System of tradeSpecial trade system


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Government Accounting conceptConsolidated central government


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IMF data dissemination standardSpecial Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS)


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Source of most recent Income and expenditure dataIntegrated household survey (IHS), 2012


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Vital registration completeYes


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Latest agricultural census2013


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Latest industrial data2002


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Latest trade data2012


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Latest water withdrawal data2000


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2-alpha codeAR


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WB-2 codeAR


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Table NameArgentina


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Short NameArgentina


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Type CountryCodeCountry-Series ARGCountry-Series ARGCountry-Series ARGCountry-Series ARG


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SeriesCodeNY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZGNY.GNP.PCAP.PP.CDSP.DYN.LE00.INSP.POP.TOTL


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DESCRIPTIONData are officially reported by the National Statistics and Censuses Institute of Argentina. The International MData series will be calculated once ongoing revisions to official statistics reported by the National Statistics anDerived using male and female life expectancyData sources : United Nations World Population Prospects


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onetary Fund has, however, issued a declaration of censure and called on Argentina to adopt remediald Censuses Institute of Argentina have been finalized.


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easures to address the quality of official GDP and consumer price index data. Alternative data sources


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have shown significantly lower real growth and higher inflation than the official data since 2008. In this


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ontext, the World Bank is also using alternative data sources and estimates for the surveillance of macr


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oeconomic developments in Argentina. In the first quarter of 2014, Argentina published new nationwi


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e consumer price index and new GDP series. In line with the IMF Board decision adopted in December


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2013, the Argentine authorities are expected to continue implementing actions previously specified also


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for end-September 2014 and end-February 2015. The IMF will continue evaluating the new series until


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l mid-2015.


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Type CountryCode SeriesCode TimeCode DESCRIPTIONFootNote ARG NY.GNP.PCA YR2007 Data series will be calculated once ongoing reviFootNote ARG NY.GNP.PCA YR2008 Data series will be calculated once ongoing reviFootNote ARG NY.GNP.PCA YR2009 Data series will be calculated once ongoing reviFootNote ARG NY.GNP.PCA YR2010 Data series will be calculated once ongoing reviFootNote ARG NY.GNP.PCA YR2011 Data series will be calculated once ongoing revi

FootNote ARG NY.GNP.PCA YR2012 Data series will be calculated once ongoing reviFootNote ARG NY.GNP.PCA YR2013 Data series will be calculated once ongoing revi


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ions to official statistics reported by the National Statistics and Censuses Institute of Argentina have beions to official statistics reported by the National Statistics and Censuses Institute of Argentina have beions to official statistics reported by the National Statistics and Censuses Institute of Argentina have beions to official statistics reported by the National Statistics and Censuses Institute of Argentina have beions to official statistics reported by the National Statistics and Censuses Institute of Argentina have be

ions to official statistics reported by the National Statistics and Censuses Institute of Argentina have beions to official statistics reported by the National Statistics and Censuses Institute of Argentina have be


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