Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Argentina
Argentina: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 50.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Argentina, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Argentina stood at 50.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Argentina peaked at 54.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2003.
Argentina ranks 1st of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.5% | — |
| 2001 | 47.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | -20.7% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 50.5% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 36.7% | 48.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 39.0% | 47.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 46.8% | 54.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More poverty & inequality data for Argentina
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,854 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 21.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.56 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.6% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.264 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Argentina?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Argentina was 50.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2003.
- How does Argentina rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Argentina ranks 1st out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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