Argentina vs Italy: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Argentina
6.3%
in 2023
Italy
6.2%
in 2025
Argentina rank
28th
Italy rank
29th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Argentina
- Italy
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 6.3% against 6.2% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Italy ahead.
Argentina ranks 28th and Italy ranks 29th of 59 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 6.2% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.6% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.7% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Argentina or Italy?
- Argentina, at 6.3% against 6.2% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Argentina and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Italy?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Italy rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 28th and Italy ranks 29th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.