Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Argentina
Argentina: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 10.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Argentina stood at 10.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Argentina peaked at 11.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2003.
That places Argentina 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +1.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 10.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 10.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.9% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More health data for Argentina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6333 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 684 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Argentina?
- Current health expenditure in Argentina was 10.3% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2003.
- How does Argentina rank for current health expenditure?
- Argentina ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.