Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Argentina
Argentina: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 23.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Argentina, 1972–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Argentina stood at 23.7%.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Argentina peaked at 29.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1991.
Argentina ranks 54th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 7.2% | — |
| 1973 | 7.3% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 7.6% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 7.7% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 8.1% | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 7.9% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 8.3% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 8.2% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 8.4% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | +18.2% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 9.1% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 11.8% | +34.6% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | -45.2% |
| 1991 | 5.8% | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +27.2% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +37.8% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | +28.3% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | +40.4% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +29.9% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.8% | 7.2% | 8.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 7.9% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 5.8% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 10.6% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 20.1% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.0% | 24.4% | 4 |
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)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1027 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Argentina?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Argentina was 23.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1991.
- How does Argentina rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Argentina ranks 54th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.