Argentina — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Argentina, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Argentina was 10.27% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 11.01% in 2021. The lowest was 6.93% in 2003 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.97% per year.
Argentina ranks 25 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 13%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 6.87%, so Argentina sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 7% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 4%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 2 of 32 economies; Brazil (9.73%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 16% in 2009.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 72 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 22nd of 184 in 2000 → 24th of 188 in 2010 → 30th of 189 in 2020 → 24th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 10.16% | -0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 11.01% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 10.67% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 10.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 10.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 10.26% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 10.05% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 10.27% | +0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 9.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 9.89% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 9.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 9.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 9.57% | +1.3 pp |
| 2008 | 8.24% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 7.86% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 7.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 7.73% | +0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 7.09% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 6.93% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 7.33% | -0.9 pp |
| 2001 | 8.27% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 8.22% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Argentina’s Health spending in 2001?
8.27% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Argentina’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +24.9% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 10.27%; 2022: 10.16%; 2021: 11.01%; 2020: 10.67%; 2019: 10.12%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.