Minister Luis Caputo said that the entry of new firms into the international market reached highs in two decades.
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The Government of Javier Milei today highlighted the strong sustained growth in the number of exporting companies, driving a significant change in the dynamics of the country's international trade.
Through a message released on the social network X, the Minister of Economy, Luis “Toto” Caputo, stated: “The growth in the number of companies starting to export is at a 20-year high.”
“The entry of new exporting companies is at the highest level in two decades, reflecting the growing interest of the private sector in starting export activity,” said the head of the Treasury Palace, describing the recent evolution of the sector.
Javier Milei and Luis Caputo.
According to Caputo, the highest point in this process was recorded towards the end of 2025. “Measured in terms of number of companies, the fourth quarter of 2025 was the one with the highest revenue since 2011,” he
said.
The official also highlighted a change in trend compared to previous years. “In 2025, the number of companies starting to export surpassed those that stopped exporting for the second consecutive year. Between 2007 and 2023, in 14 out of 17 years, there had been a net drop in the number of exporting companies,” he said.
Regarding the composition of the new firms entering foreign trade, Caputo highlighted the importance of the industrial sector. “44% of the new companies that export are industrial,” he said, and explained that within this group there is a wide diversification of
activities. Javier Miley.
“Within these companies, there is a high diversification, with food, machinery, processed metals, electrical equipment, plastic and rubber, chemicals and textiles,” added the minister, describing the areas that lead this incorporation process
.
The message of the head of Economics is framed in a context of expanding exports, where different sectors show growth in volumes traded.
In this scenario, the increase in the number of exporting companies reflects the success of the Milei Government's economic plan, the evolution of foreign trade and the participation of the private sector in international markets.
In this way, the growth in the number of firms that export not only marks an unprecedented level in two decades, but also consolidates a trend of recovery after years in which the decline in the number of companies with a presence in international trade predominated.
