Argentina vs Austria: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Argentina
16.3%
in 2023
Austria
16.2%
in 2023
Argentina rank
27th
Austria rank
28th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Argentina
- Austria
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 16.3% against 16.2% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 27th and Austria ranks 28th of 195 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Austria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 13.6% | 2.5% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.9% | 1.5% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.2% | 0.2% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Argentina or Austria?
- Argentina, at 16.3% against 16.2% in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Argentina and Austria?
- 0.1%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Austria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Austria rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Argentina ranks 27th and Austria ranks 28th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.