Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Argentina

Argentina: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts was 1.62 0-6 scale in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1.62 0-6 scale
Change on year
down 31.6%
World rank
22nd
of 41 countries
All-time high
2.38 0-6 scale
in 2012
All-time low
1.62 0-6 scale
in 2025
Years of data
14
2012–2025

Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Argentina, 2012–2025

00.511.522.52012201820252012: 2.4 0-6 scale2013: 2.4 0-6 scale2014: 2.4 0-6 scale2015: 2.4 0-6 scale2016: 2.4 0-6 scale2017: 2.4 0-6 scale2018: 2.4 0-6 scale2019: 2.4 0-6 scale2020: 2.4 0-6 scale2021: 2.4 0-6 scale2022: 2.4 0-6 scale2023: 2.4 0-6 scale2024: 2.4 0-6 scale2025: 1.6 0-6 scale

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

Annual values for Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Argentina, 2012 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 19 India 1.81 0-6 scale
  2. 20 China 1.75 0-6 scale
  3. 20 Paraguay 1.75 0-6 scale compare
  4. 22 Denmark 1.62 0-6 scale compare
  5. 24 Finland 1.56 0-6 scale compare
  6. 25 Czechia 1.44 0-6 scale compare

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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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Indicator
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Unit
0-6 scale
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,336 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

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