Central government expense in Argentina

Central government expense in Argentina was equal to 21.0% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2004.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Argentina, 2023 21.0% % of GDP
Change from 2022 −0.9percentage points 2022: 21.9%
World, 2022 28.5% Official aggregate Not the same period as Argentina (2023).
Median of G20 countries, 2023 29.1% Middle value of 12 countries

Central government expense in Argentina over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period ArgentinaWorld
2023 21.0% –
2022 21.9% 28.5%
2021 22.9% 31.7%
2020 25.8% 33.4%
2019 22.0% 26.7%
2018 22.7% 26.1%
2017 24.3% 26.3%
2016 26.2% 26.6%
2015 25.0% 26.8%
2014 24.6% 26.8%
2013 – 27.1%
2012 – 27.4%
2011 – 27.5%
2010 – 28.4%
2009 – 28.4%
2008 – 25.9%
2007 – 24.8%
2006 – 24.9%
2005 – 25.1%
2004 16.9% 24.8%
2003 19.8% 25.2%
2002 19.7% 24.9%
2001 17.0% 24.7%
2000 16.8% 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 21.9% in 2022.
  • Since 2004, when it was 16.9%, the figure has changed by +4.1 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2023 for Argentina
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics