After the release of July's inflation data, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT) published its projection and revealed that poverty in Argentina experienced a new decrease, standing at 29.6% in July 2025.
This figure not only marks the lowest poverty level since 2018, but also reflects a sustained improvement trend in recent months, driven by the recovery of real incomes in a context of price stabilization, a central objective of President Javier Milei's administration.
The report, which is based on the projection of household incomes and the evolution of the Total Basic Basket (CBT), indicates that the average for the February-July 2025 semester recorded a poverty rate of 31.1%, representing a sharp reduction compared to the 52.9% reached in the first semester of 2024, when high inflation and the severe economic crisis inherited from Kirchnerism affected Argentinians.
According to UTDT, the improvement is due to a combination of factors: the year-on-year growth of Total Household Income (ITF), which increased by 85.2%, far exceeding the 35.4% increase in the CBT over the same period. This resulted in a recovery of households' purchasing power, especially among the most vulnerable sectors.
