Argentina — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1870–2024 · 150 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Argentina, the central government expenditure reading was 10.2% of GDP in 2024, compared with 15.1% of GDP in 2023. The period change was −4.87 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 16.8% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.2 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 15.1 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 16 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 17.3 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 19.5 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2019 | 16.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 16.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 18.4 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 20.7 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 18.5 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 18.6 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 16.9 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 16.2 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 15.8 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 15.3 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 15.6 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 13.1 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 12.5 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 11.7 % of GDP |
| 2005 | 11.9 % of GDP |
Values before 2005, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.