Argentina has experienced a tumultuous economic and political history since the Second World War. A key aspect of the current Milei regime is his denouncement of the previous regimes’ handling of the economy, specifically the policies of the incredibly influential Juan Peron. This graphic presents key metrics that help illustrate the state of the economy, maps them out across Argentina’s post-war history, and provides a layover of the political regime type during that period. These graphs give a quick look at how these numbers have changed based on the regime type. While there are many generalizations taken when classifying these regimes, this overlay will allow us to compare Argentine political economic history.

The results of this info graphic show that there is no real evidence that one regime type is the “good responsible” one and the other is not. What it does show is a variety of success and failure across different regimes. Indicating that there are either structural factors limiting Argentine economic growth, or that there are some policies that have historically transcended regime type in the country.

References:

World Bank. (2026). World Development Indicators: Argentina [Data set]. https://data.worldbank.org