Argentina has one of the biggest economies in the world. Argentina is one of the more powerful economies in the region and dominated much of the economy through ranching in the 19th and 20th centuries. Argentina produces a lot more grain than the average country. They are also second in raising only to Brazil. In tourism, they are second only in their region to Mexico. Argentina's GNP, GNP per capita, and value from manufacturing are also very high in the Latin American region. But Argentina has had many economic down turns including periods of high inflammation in the 20th century and the early 21st century. Also, during the 1930s, Argentina had a big economic crash due to the Great Depression. Argentina was originally a livestock country before 1856, when they switched to crops. Argentina has also had many different shifts in economic states due to different points in history that changed how the economy worked and made it crash.