General government final consumption expenditure in Argentina
Argentina: General government final consumption expenditure was 14.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Argentina, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Argentina stood at 14.9%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Argentina peaked at 18.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1992.
Argentina ranks 111th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.9% | — |
| 1961 | 7.8% | -21.2% |
| 1962 | 12.2% | +56.5% |
| 1963 | 10.3% | -15.9% |
| 1964 | 7.2% | -29.5% |
| 1965 | 8.1% | +11.9% |
| 1966 | 10.8% | +33.6% |
| 1967 | 9.7% | -9.9% |
| 1968 | 9.8% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 9.5% | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 9.7% | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 10.1% | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 9.4% | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 11.5% | +23.4% |
| 1974 | 13.2% | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 12.6% | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 9.4% | -25.2% |
| 1977 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 11.2% | +23.9% |
| 1979 | 11.0% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 4.7% | -57.2% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 4.5% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -30.2% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 13.5% | +354.0% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 7.2% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.7% | 9.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 3.0% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.1% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 15.2% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.9% | 16.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Argentina
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,396 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 15,051 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 50.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,254 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 18.68 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.35 % 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 14.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1992.
- How does Argentina rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Argentina ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.