Access to basic services in Argentina

Argentina: Access to basic services was 98.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
98.4
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
139th
of 214 countries
All-time high
100
in 2014
All-time low
92.15
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Access to basic services in Argentina, 1990–2024

0204060801001990200720241990: 92.21991: 92.51992: 92.81993: 93.21994: 93.51995: 93.81996: 94.21997: 94.51998: 94.81999: 95.12000: 95.72001: 95.52002: 96.12003: 96.32004: 96.52005: 96.72006: 972007: 97.22008: 97.52009: 97.82010: 98.82011: 992012: 99.12013: 99.32014: 1002015: 99.72016: 99.92017: 1002018: 1002019: 1002020: 1002021: 1002022: 1002023: 1002024: 98.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, access to basic services in Argentina stood at 98.4.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to basic services in Argentina peaked at 100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 92.15, in 1990.

That places Argentina 139th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Access to basic services in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Access to basic services in Argentina, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 92.15 —
1991 92.49 +0.4%
1992 92.83 +0.4%
1993 93.17 +0.4%
1994 93.5 +0.4%
1995 93.83 +0.4%
1996 94.16 +0.4%
1997 94.49 +0.3%
1998 94.81 +0.3%
1999 95.13 +0.3%
2000 95.7 +0.6%
2001 95.5 -0.2%
2002 96.1 +0.6%
2003 96.3 +0.2%
2004 96.5 +0.2%
2005 96.7 +0.2%
2006 97 +0.3%
2007 97.2 +0.2%
2008 97.5 +0.3%
2009 97.8 +0.3%
2010 98.8 +1.0%
2011 99 +0.2%
2012 99.1 +0.1%
2013 99.3 +0.2%
2014 100 +0.7%
2015 99.7 -0.3%
2016 99.9 +0.2%
2017 100 +0.1%
2018 100 +0.0%
2019 100 +0.0%
2020 100 +0.0%
2021 100 +0.0%
2022 100 +0.0%
2023 100 +0.0%
2024 98.4 -1.6%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 98.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 98.4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.8, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93.66 92.15 95.13 10
2000s 96.63 95.5 97.8 10
2010s 99.58 98.8 100 10
2020s 99.68 98.4 100 5

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 136 Colombia 98.9 compare
  2. 137 El Salvador 98.7 compare
  3. 138 Ecuador 98.5 compare
  4. 139 Cape Verde 98.4 compare
  5. 141 Nepal 97.9 compare
  6. 142 Jamaica 97.7 compare
  7. 142 Kiribati 97.7 compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to basic services in Argentina?
Access to basic services in Argentina was 98.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2014.
What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 92.15 in 1990.
How does Argentina rank for access to basic services?
Argentina ranks 139th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is access to basic services rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Access to basic services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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