Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Argentina
Argentina: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 66.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Argentina, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Argentina is 66.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Argentina peaked at 66.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2002.
Argentina ranks 11th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.6% | — |
| 2001 | 55.3% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | -44.0% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | +58.4% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 60.7% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 59.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 66.3% | +6.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 66.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.2%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 66.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +58.4% | 32.7% | 51.9% |
| 2002 | -44.0% | 55.3% | 31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 31.0% | 56.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 51.9% | 60.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 60.7% | 66.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 9 Sweden 66.8% compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 66.3% compare
- 12 Germany 65.8% compare
- 13 Lithuania 65.7% compare
- 14 Luxembourg 65.4% compare
More infrastructure data for Argentina
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1405 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Argentina?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Argentina was 66.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2002.
- How does Argentina rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Argentina ranks 11th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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