Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Argentina
Argentina: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 60.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Argentina is 60.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Argentina peaked at 66.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2004.
That places Argentina 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.7% | — |
| 2001 | 54.1% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 58.7% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 63.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | +2.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 60.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 60.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.6% | 48.5% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 58.7% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 57.7% | 65.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Argentina?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Argentina was 60.2% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2004.
- How does Argentina rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Argentina ranks 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.