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Argentina — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1935–2027 · 93 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Argentina, the government consumption reading stood at 14.9% of GDP in 2025. Against 14.9% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.01 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 16.2% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2009–2027

PeriodValue
202713.3 % of GDP
202614 % of GDP
202514.9 % of GDP
202414.9 % of GDP
202316.3 % of GDP
14 earlier values, back to 2009
202215.7 % of GDP
202115.9 % of GDP
202016.9 % of GDP
201916.4 % of GDP
201815.8 % of GDP
201717.7 % of GDP
201617.7 % of GDP
201518.1 % of GDP
201416.9 % of GDP
201316.8 % of GDP
201216.6 % of GDP
201115.7 % of GDP
201015.2 % of GDP
200915.9 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.