Javier Milei

President — Argentina

Country momentum +6 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

• The libertarian disruptor who took the chainsaw to the state — and won the bet on inflation.
• Monthly inflation crushed from 25.5% to 1.7%; the 2027 budget forecasts 4% growth and a $15B+ trade surplus.
• Libertarian standard-bearer: aligned with Trump and Kast, the region's anti-statist pole.
• The debit: poverty spiked to 32.3% in H1 2026 — 44.5% of children poor — erasing the earlier gains.