Download Economic sectors of Argentina

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Economic sectors of
Argentina
Charlotte Duthoit
Olivier Fry
Marie Aude Landrot
Introduction
 Argentina’s economy in the past:
Based on agriculture
 Nowadays:
Industry and service sectors have grown
Agriculture:
It represents:
 11% of GDP
 1/3 of all exports
Types of production:
 Milk, Cheese and even Leather Products : 6% of total exports
 Livestock: Bovine(one of the finest worlwide quality) 60% Ovine
30%
 Fishing: Only 2% of GDP because of water pollution
Agriculture
 Wine: the world 5th wine producer, Mendoza is the
largest wine region
 Soy and Vegetable oils are major export commodities
at 24% of exports
 Fruits and Vegetables made up 3% of exports
Services
 Is the biggest contributor to total GDP
 Tourism: Keeps going up, now providing 7% of economic output
 Telecommunications are extremely strong: mobile telephony 75%
of the population equipped, internet 30%
 Some argentina’s most famous places:
Perito Moreno Glacier…
Bariloche
Iguazu Falls
Manufacturing Industry
The nation’s leading single sector with 35% in GDP
Industrial centers: Buenos aires and cordoba
Most Important Industries:
 Motor vehicles
 Auto parts
 Transportation
Manufacturing Industry
 Food stuff
 Farming equipment
 Textile
 Iron and Steel
 Mining: extraction of fuels non metalliferous and
metalliferous minerals, one of the biggest producers
with Canada and Russia of Cobalt.
Conclusion
Despite the quality of some of its industries
Argentina is not yet an economic leader.
 Its worldwide rank by GDP is 18
 GDP: US $558,755 M
 GDP Per Capita: US $13,813 (50th)