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

Latest (2024)
66.3%
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
9th
of 114 countries
All-time high
66.8%
in 2020
All-time low
31.0%
in 2002
Years of data
16
2000–2024

Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Argentina, 2000–2024

02040602000201220242000: 56.62001: 55.32002: 312003: 31.42004: 32.72014: 51.92015: 56.12016: 53.72017: 60.72018: 59.72019: 59.12020: 66.82021: 60.72022: 61.62023: 62.32024: 66.3

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

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 9th of 114 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

Annual values for Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Argentina, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value 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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 6 Austria 68.1% compare
  2. 7 Sweden 66.8% compare
  3. 8 Uzbekistan 66.3% compare
  4. 10 Germany 65.8% compare
  5. 11 Lithuania 65.7% compare
  6. 12 Luxembourg 65.4% compare

See the full ranking of 125 places →

More infrastructure data for Argentina

All data for Argentina →

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 9th out of 114 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Argentina. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-total-government-spending-on-essential-services-percent/argentina/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-total-government-spending-on-essential-services-percent/argentina/">Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Argentina</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
125 places, 2,281 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed