Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Argentina
Argentina: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts was 1.62 0-6 scale in 2025. ▼ Falling
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Argentina, 2012–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
In 2025, strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Argentina stood at 1.62 0-6 scale. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.6% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Argentina peaked at 2.38 0-6 scale in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.62 0-6 scale, in 2025.
That places Argentina 22nd out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Argentina, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.38 0-6 scale | — |
| 2013 | 2.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.62 0-6 scale | -31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.38 0-6 scale | 2.38 0-6 scale | 2.38 0-6 scale | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.25 0-6 scale | 1.62 0-6 scale | 2.38 0-6 scale | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7715 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7851 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.514 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,145 1000 No (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Argentina?
- Strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Argentina was 1.62 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 0-6 scale in 2012.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 0-6 scale in 2025.
- How does Argentina rank for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Argentina ranks 22nd out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org