A survey by Grupo Atenas warns that families’ disposable income in Argentina has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, from 53 percent in 2015 to 36 percent in February 2026, primarily due to rising rates for electricity, gas, water, rent, transportation, education, and healthcare and medicine.

After covering these fixed monthly expenses, families currently have about 36 percent of their income left for other consumption, such as food, clothing, or recreational expenses. In October 2015, that figure was 53 percent, Grupo Atenas reiterates.

The study, reported by the newspaper Ámbito Financiero, argues that the loss of disposable income occurred in three distinct stages:

An initial decline during Mauricio Macri’s administration, a period without significant recovery during Alberto Fernández’s Frente de Todos government, and a further contraction in the first two years of Javier Milei’s presidency.

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