News of statistics

Security Ministry: Argentina recorded lowest homicide rate on record in 2025

01-06-2026 17:10 Milei government reports 3.6 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2025, says country has received the highest international rating for crime statistics quality.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy grew in line with expectations in January

26-03-2026 18:53 Argentina’s economy expanded slightly in January following a quarter of weaker-than-expected growth, says INDEC national statistics bureau.

Economic indicators

Inflation hit 2.9% in January, extending upward trend

10-02-2026 18:01 INDEC reports January inflation rate of 2.9%; Figure was released after resignation of Marco Lavagna as head of the statistics agency; Prices up 32.9% in last 12 months.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Lies, damned lies and statistics

07-02-2026 00:04 The blow to confidence from this institutionally messy political interference in the formation of statistics (even if child’s play compared to the Kirchnerite fudging of the figures) remains to be seen.

by Michael Soltys

OPINION & ANALYSIS

The doors of Toto Caputo’s parallel realities

06-02-2026 11:14 Disassociation from reality has its impact on the markets and on politics.

by Javier Calvo

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

The US and Venezuela's vast oil reserves: key questions

04-01-2026 14:53 Venezuela has the largest proven reserves in the world, with 303.221 billion barrels, according to OPEC

‘Mattress dollars’

INDEC reveals how many dollars Argentines have stashed away

30-06-2025 13:02 INDEC estimates the amount of cash stashed outside the traditional financial system fell by more than US$3 billion in the first quarter of the year from the preceding period.

Crime & Security

La Matanza tops homicide stats in Buenos Aires Province

16-04-2025 14:23 More than 150 murders were recorded in La Matanza last year — 11 more than in 2023.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Milei’s inflation miracle distorted by obsolete items in index

19-03-2025 17:12 Calls are getting louder for President Javier Milei’s government to redo the make-up of the consumer price index for the first time in two decades.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Nearly one million people are poor or destitute in Buenos Aires

04-10-2024 11:07 City Hall statistics bureau reveals that there are 159,000 more poor people than one year ago.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Social indicators cast doubt over Milei's 'catastrophe' averted claim

04-07-2024 13:09 President Javier Milei recently stated that the government’s social policy is “extremely good” and it had help prevent a “catastrophe.” Yet the government's own data and reports produced by private institutions indicate most social indicators have recorded a step backwards since he took office.

by Agustina Bordigoni

News of statistics

Security Ministry: Argentina recorded lowest homicide rate on record in 2025

Economy grew in line with expectations in January

Inflation hit 2.9% in January, extending upward trend

Lies, damned lies and statistics

The doors of Toto Caputo’s parallel realities

The US and Venezuela's vast oil reserves: key questions

INDEC reveals how many dollars Argentines have stashed away

La Matanza tops homicide stats in Buenos Aires Province

Milei’s inflation miracle distorted by obsolete items in index

Nearly one million people are poor or destitute in Buenos Aires

Social indicators cast doubt over Milei's 'catastrophe' averted claim

Foreign pharmaceutical firms to invest US$8 billion, says Argentina's government

Nicolás Otamendi becomes latest world champion to sign for Argentina's River Plate

Aerolíneas Argentinas cuts special World Cup flights on fuel costs and low demand

Jan de Nul wins contract to dig Argentina’s US$10-billion waterway

Carlos 'Indio' Solari, cult hero of Argentine rock, dies aged 77

Calendario de ANSES: quiénes cobran sus haberes con aumento y aguinaldo antes del feriado del 15 de junio

Wachitas Bar: clausurado cuando ya era tarde y con un "dueño de la noche" que el Municipio no quiere nombrar

La mayor inversión minera de la Argentina importará una ciudad entera desde China

Murió el Indio Solari a los 77 años, líder de Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota e ídolo del Rock Nacional

Experto en derecho constitucional: “Si Milei se va de viaje, Villarruel puede firmar el nombramiento de Michelli”