Goods and services expense in Argentina

Argentina: Goods and services expense was 3.61 trillion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.61 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 138.4%
World rank
18th
of 155 countries
All-time high
3.61 trillion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
502.40 million current LCU
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2024

Goods and services expense in Argentina, 1990–2024

01.0T2.0T3.0T4.0T1990200720241990: 502.4M current LCU1991: 1.6B current LCU1992: 1.7B current LCU1993: 1.9B current LCU1994: 2.0B current LCU1995: 2.2B current LCU1996: 2.1B current LCU1997: 2.2B current LCU1998: 2.4B current LCU1999: 2.4B current LCU2000: 1.9B current LCU2001: 1.9B current LCU2002: 2.5B current LCU2003: 2.7B current LCU2004: 3.8B current LCU2014: 51.2B current LCU2015: 69.2B current LCU2016: 84.0B current LCU2017: 102.3B current LCU2018: 118.1B current LCU2019: 172.6B current LCU2020: 227.8B current LCU2021: 465.2B current LCU2022: 647.3B current LCU2023: 1.5T current LCU2024: 3.6T current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Argentina is 3.61 trillion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 138.4% on the previous year and up 6,949.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Argentina peaked at 3.61 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 502.40 million current LCU, in 1990.

That places Argentina 18th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.91 billion current LCU 502.40 million current LCU 2.39 billion current LCU 10
2000s 2.56 billion current LCU 1.92 billion current LCU 3.75 billion current LCU 5
2010s 99.56 billion current LCU 51.17 billion current LCU 172.61 billion current LCU 6
2020s 1.29 trillion current LCU 227.83 billion current LCU 3.61 trillion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 15 Angola 5.12 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.84 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 17 Laos 3.81 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 19 Cambodia 3.39 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 20 Kazakhstan 3.35 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 21 Mongolia 3.12 trillion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods and services expense in Argentina?
Goods and services expense in Argentina was 3.61 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 3.61 trillion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 502.40 million current LCU in 1990.
How does Argentina rank for goods and services expense?
Argentina ranks 18th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 6,949.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,479 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.