Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Argentina
Argentina: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 5.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Argentina, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Argentina stood at 5.0%.
The figure is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Argentina peaked at 6.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2002.
Argentina ranks 112th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -29.9% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.0% | 6.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0492 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0514 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7042 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 288,776 (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Argentina?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Argentina was 5.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2002.
- How does Argentina rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Argentina ranks 112th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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