Air cargo and logistics in Argentina
On the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index (LPI), Argentina scored 2.8 out of 5 in 2022, 6th of 10 in South America on our list, between Colombia (2.9) and Paraguay (2.7). The average for South America on our list is 2.77.
Airlines registered in Argentina flew 136 million ton-kilometers of freight in 2023 (one ton-kilometer is one ton of cargo carried one kilometer).
Its container ports handled 1,471,434 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in 2024.
The average tariff Argentina applied to imports, weighted by trade, was 6.45% in 2022, against 5.61% on average across the 12 countries in South America on our list with data.
Argentina scored above the South America average on five of the six components, highest in timeliness of shipments (3.1) and lowest in customs and border clearance (2.7).
| Component | Argentina | Average, South America |
|---|---|---|
| Customs and border clearance | 2.7 | 2.55 |
| Trade and transport infrastructure | 2.8 | 2.66 |
| Ease of arranging international shipments | 2.7 | 2.64 |
| Logistics services | 2.7 | 2.81 |
| Tracking and tracing | 2.9 | 2.87 |
| Timeliness of shipments | 3.1 | 3.01 |
