Argentina vs China, Macao Special Administrative Region: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social

Argentina
50.5%
in 2024
China, Macao Special Administrative Region
24.5%
in 2024
Argentina rank
1st
China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank
1st

Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time

  • Argentina
  • China, Macao Special Administrative Region
1020304050200020122024

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 50.5% against 24.5% in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, a difference of 26.0%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 2.1 times China, Macao Special Administrative Region's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 1st and China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 1st of 127 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina China, Macao Special Administrative Region Difference Ahead
2000s 42.2% 11.0% 31.2% Argentina
2010s 43.9% 24.4% 19.4% Argentina
2020s 49.3% 28.6% 20.7% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Argentina or China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
Argentina, at 50.5% against 24.5% in China, Macao Special Administrative Region as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Argentina and China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
26.0%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Argentina and China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
Argentina ranks 1st and China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 1st of 127 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
131 places, 2,404 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed