Argentina Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)
Argentina's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 24.5 % of current health expenditure in 2023, -0.7pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2023.
Argentina (2023)
24.5
% of current health expenditure
-0.7pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.7pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24.5 | -0.7pp |
| 2022 | 25.2 | -0.4pp |
| 2021 | 25.6 | +4.7pp |
| 2020 | 20.9 | -2.4pp |
| 2019 | 23.3 | -0.7pp |
| 2018 | 24 | +3.3pp |
| 2017 | 20.7 | -5.8pp |
| 2016 | 26.5 | +0.7pp |
| 2015 | 25.8 | -0.9pp |
| 2014 | 26.7 | +0.3pp |
| 2013 | 26.4 | +0.5pp |
| 2012 | 25.9 | -0.7pp |
| 2011 | 26.6 | -0.1pp |
| 2010 | 26.7 | +0.8pp |
| 2009 | 25.9 | -4.1pp |
| 2008 | 30 | -1.2pp |
| 2007 | 31.2 | -0.9pp |
| 2006 | 32.1 | -0.4pp |
| 2005 | 32.5 | +4.3pp |
| 2004 | 28.2 | unchanged |
About this Dataset
Argentina recorded 24.5 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was -0.7pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 20.7 in 2017 to 32.5 in 2005.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in Argentina as a share of current health expenditure — the portion households pay directly rather than through insurance or government schemes. A high share signals both financial-protection weakness and a larger private-pay addressable market.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in Argentina as a share of current health expenditure — the portion households pay directly rather than through insurance or government schemes. A high share signals both financial-protection weakness and a larger private-pay addressable market. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2023 (24 observations).
The series peaked at 32.5 % of current health expenditure in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 20.7 in 2017. The latest reading of 24.5 in 2023 represents a change of -0.7pp.