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Argentina poverty rate rises to 30% in Q1 2026

Data from the Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) indicates that poverty in Argentina rose to 30% in the first quarter of 2026, with indigence reaching 6.5%. This represents an increase of 0.1 percentage points in poverty and 0.4 percentage points in indigence compared to the end of 2025, affecting approximately 1.3 million people.

The economic situation is marked by high household debt, with 71.9% of surveyed households reporting indebtedness. The primary drivers for this debt are purchasing food (33.4%) and settling existing debts (25.9%). In the Province of Buenos Aires, the delinquency rate among debtors has reached 37.4%, the highest in the country.

Santiago Bausili, President of the Central Bank, has ruled out implementing bailout programs for families in arrears to prevent moral hazard, stating that such measures would essentially function as a bailout for the banking system rather than individuals.

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Agustín Salvia · Argentina · Buenos Aires Province · Central Bank of Argentina · Concórdia · ExQuanti · Gran Resistencia · Javier Milei · Observatorio de la Deuda Social Argentina (ODSA) · Santiago Bausili · Universidad Católica Argentina · Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA)

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