Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Argentina

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Argentina in 2025 — 14.9%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5 pp.

2025 14.9% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 79of 132
Period maximum 18.1%2015
Period minimum 3%1992

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Argentina, 1960–20250510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9.9%1961: 7.8%1962: 12.2%1963: 10.3%1964: 7.2%1965: 8.1%1966: 10.8%1967: 9.7%1968: 9.8%1969: 9.5%1970: 9.7%1971: 10.1%1972: 9.4%1973: 11.5%1974: 13.2%1975: 12.6%1976: 9.4%1977: 9%1978: 11.2%1979: 11%1987: 4.7%1988: 4.3%1989: 4.5%1990: 3.1%1991: 3.3%1992: 3%1993: 13.5%1994: 13.2%1995: 13.3%1996: 12.5%1997: 12.1%1998: 12.5%1999: 13.7%2000: 13.8%2001: 14.2%2002: 12.2%2003: 11.4%2004: 11.1%2005: 12.1%2006: 12.4%2007: 13%2008: 13.6%2009: 15.9%2010: 15.2%2011: 15.7%2012: 16.6%2013: 16.8%2014: 16.9%2015: 18.1%2016: 17.7%2017: 17.7%2018: 15.8%2019: 16.4%2020: 16.9%2021: 15.9%2022: 15.7%2023: 16.3%2024: 14.9%2025: 14.9%
Change over the period: +5 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Argentina

Argentina 14.9%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.9 +0 pp
2024 14.9 −1.4 pp
2023 16.3 +0.6 pp
2022 15.7 −0.2 pp
2021 15.9 −1 pp
2020 16.9 +0.4 pp
2019 16.4 +0.6 pp
2018 15.8 −1.9 pp
2017 17.7 +0 pp
2016 17.7 −0.4 pp
2015 18.1 +1.1 pp
2014 16.9 +0.1 pp
2013 16.8 +0.2 pp
2012 16.6 +1 pp
2011 15.7 +0.5 pp
2010 15.2 −0.7 pp
2009 15.9 +2.3 pp
2008 13.6 +0.6 pp
2007 13 +0.6 pp
2006 12.4 +0.3 pp
2005 12.1 +1 pp
2004 11.1 −0.3 pp
2003 11.4 −0.8 pp
2002 12.2 −1.9 pp
2001 14.2 +0.4 pp
2000 13.8 +0.1 pp
1999 13.7 +1.2 pp
1998 12.5 +0.4 pp
1997 12.1 −0.4 pp
1996 12.5 −0.8 pp
1995 13.3 +0.2 pp
1994 13.2 −0.3 pp
1993 13.5 +10.5 pp
1992 3 −0.3 pp
1991 3.3 +0.2 pp
1990 3.1 −1.4 pp
1989 4.5 +0.2 pp
1988 4.3 −0.4 pp
1987 4.7
1979 11 −0.2 pp
1978 11.2 +2.2 pp
1977 9 −0.4 pp
1976 9.4 −3.2 pp
1975 12.6 −0.6 pp
1974 13.2 +1.6 pp
1973 11.5 +2.2 pp
1972 9.4 −0.8 pp
1971 10.1 +0.4 pp
1970 9.7 +0.2 pp
1969 9.5 −0.3 pp
1968 9.8 +0.1 pp
1967 9.7 −1.1 pp
1966 10.8 +2.7 pp
1965 8.1 +0.9 pp
1964 7.2 −3 pp
1963 10.3 −1.9 pp
1962 12.2 +4.4 pp
1961 7.8 −2.1 pp
1960 9.9

South America, 2025

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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.