Argentina vs Spain: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Argentina
50.5%
in 2024
Spain
41.8%
in 2024
Argentina rank
1st
Spain rank
4th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Argentina
- Spain
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 50.5% against 41.8% in Spain, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Spain ranks 4th of 127 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 33.2% | 9.0% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 40.7% | 3.1% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 41.6% | 7.7% | 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 Spain?
- Argentina, at 50.5% against 41.8% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Argentina and Spain?
- 8.7%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Spain?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Spain rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Spain ranks 4th 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.