From AI: Economic Outlook Under President Javier Milei's administration, Argentina has made notable fiscal improvements, turning a 5% fiscal deficit in 2023 into a 0.3% surplus in 2024, while reducing annual inflation from nearly 300% to under 40%. GDP growth is projected to reach 5.5% in 2025, which should help improve the debt-to-GDP ratio through economic expansion. The debt-to-GDP ratio is expected to continue declining in the coming years as the economy stabilizes and grows, with projections showing a gradual improvement from the current elevated levels. The Reality of Modern Economies The search for Austrian-style economies reveals a stark truth: pure free market economies do not exist in the modern world. As one analysis notes, "in practice, no country in the world has ever achieved a 100% capitalist, 'laissez-faire,' or free-market economy. All capitalist economies are mixed to one degree or another". Even the most market-oriented economies maintain significant government intervention. Countries frequently cited as examples of free markets - including Singapore, Hong Kong, and the United States - all feature substantial state involvement in economic planning, regulation, and monetary policy that would be anathema to Austrian economists.