Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Argentina
Argentina: Proportion of total government spending on essential … health was 10.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Argentina, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Argentina is 10.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Argentina peaked at 10.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2001.
Argentina ranks 69th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +197.8% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +25.4% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +20.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 10.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 10.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.3%, 95% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +197.8% | 1.8% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 1.8% | 5.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.7% | 10.8% | 5 |
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Argentina?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Argentina was 10.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2001.
- How does Argentina rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Argentina ranks 69th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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