Poverty

Official poverty and extreme poverty from INDEC (EPH, by half-year), the monthly poverty nowcast from UTDT and the basic baskets, with the date of every data point.

Poverty and income

• Argentina poverty rate: 32.3% (H1 2026)
• Argentina extreme poverty rate: 7.5% (H1 2026)
• Argentina estimated poverty rate today (UTDT nowcast): 31.3% (March to August 2026)
• Argentina total basic basket, poverty line: ARS 528,319 (September 2026)
• Total basic basket, monthly change: 1.7% (September 2026)
• Total basic basket, year-over-year change: 38.7% (September 2026)
• Argentina basic food basket, extreme-poverty line: ARS 239,058 (September 2026)
• Basic food basket, monthly change: 1.7% (September 2026)
• Real total basic basket (vs. prices): ARS 4,222 (September 2026)
• Real total basic basket (vs. prices), monthly change: −0.2% (September 2026)
• Real basic food basket (vs. prices): ARS 1,910 (September 2026)
• Real basic food basket (vs. prices), monthly change: −0.2% (September 2026)
• Real total basic basket (vs. wages): 5,125.4 (July 2026)
• Real total basic basket (vs. wages), monthly change: −0.1% (July 2026)
• Real basic food basket (vs. wages): 2,319.2 (July 2026)
• Real basic food basket (vs. wages), monthly change: 0.4% (July 2026)