Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Argentina
Argentina: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 10.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Argentina is 10.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Argentina peaked at 11.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2003.
That places Argentina 26th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.9% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Argentina
- Age dependency ratio, old 19.0% (2025)
- Population, female 23.09 million (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 342,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 369,358 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 348,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 376,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 379,229 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 383,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 358,407 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 50.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Argentina?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Argentina was 10.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2003.
- How does Argentina rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 26th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).