External health expenditure channeled through government in Argentina
Argentina: External health expenditure channeled through government was 99.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure channeled through government in Argentina stood at 99.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Argentina peaked at 99.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2000.
That places Argentina 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 98.6% | +688.6% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | -49.2% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +89.6% |
| 2004 | 93.3% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | -32.3% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +41.8% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | -32.9% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +2.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 99.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.3%, 2.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 99.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 5.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +688.6% | 12.5% | 98.6% |
| 2003 | +89.6% | 50.1% | 95.0% |
| 2015 | +50.0% | 66.5% | 99.7% |
| 2002 | -49.2% | 98.6% | 50.1% |
| 2013 | +41.8% | 69.8% | 99.1% |
| 2014 | -32.9% | 99.1% | 66.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.6% | 12.5% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 66.5% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 95.8% | 99.5% | 4 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 684 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Argentina?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Argentina was 99.4% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Argentina ranks 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.