Poverty rate during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how the poverty rate changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PJ Alberto Fernández | 10 Dec 2019 – 10 Dec 2023 | +4.7 pp H1 2019 → H1 2023 | +1.2 pp/yr | |
| 2 | PRO Mauricio Macri | 10 Dec 2015 – 10 Dec 2019 from H1 2016 | +3.2 pp H1 2016 → H1 2019 | +1.1 pp/yr | |
| 3 | LLA Javier Milei | 10 Dec 2023 – now | −7.8 pp H1 2023 → H1 2026 | −2.6 pp/yr | |
| 4 | PJ Néstor Kirchner | 25 May 2003 – 10 Dec 2007 from H2 2003 | −20.9 pp H2 2003 → H2 2006 | −7.0 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last half-year complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of people below the poverty line, half-year · INDEC, Permanent Household Survey (EPH), share of people below the poverty line in the 31 urban areas, each half-year · Argentina data · as of Aug 2026.