Argentina — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1935–2026 · 92 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 12.4% of GDP in 2025. Against 14.5% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −2.06 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 15.9% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2008–2026

PeriodValue
202611.8 % of GDP
202512.4 % of GDP
202414.5 % of GDP
202316.4 % of GDP
202215.8 % of GDP
14 earlier values, back to 2008
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
200813.6 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.