General government final consumption expenditure in Argentina
Argentina: General government final consumption expenditure was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Argentina, 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Argentina is 0.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 105.7% on the previous year and down 96.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Argentina peaked at 9.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -6.4%, in 2019.
That places Argentina 137th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Argentina, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.4% | — |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +71.0% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +185.3% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +48.4% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -21.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -78.0% |
| 2001 | -2.1% | -458.6% |
| 2002 | -5.1% | +145.4% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -128.8% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +86.1% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +262.6% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -62.2% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +110.3% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -35.9% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -34.1% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +76.9% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -44.7% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +135.9% |
| 2016 | -0.5% | -107.5% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -602.9% |
| 2018 | -1.9% | -171.7% |
| 2019 | -6.4% | +238.4% |
| 2020 | -2.0% | -68.4% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -452.4% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -61.2% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -25.5% |
| 2024 | -3.8% | -286.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -105.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 3.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | -5.1% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | -6.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -3.8% | 7.1% | 6 |
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- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 2,382 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2287 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 3,408 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 38.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 283.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 4.23 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Argentina?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Argentina was 0.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.4% in 2019.
- How does Argentina rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Argentina ranks 137th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.