Health spending as a share of total government spending in Argentina
Argentina: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 16.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Argentina is 16.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Argentina peaked at 17.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2007.
That places Argentina 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.8% | — |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 14.4% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.7% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.8% | 16.8% | 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0102 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,096 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Argentina?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Argentina was 16.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2007.
- How does Argentina rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Argentina ranks 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.