Military spending, annual growth rate in Argentina
Argentina: Military spending, annual growth rate was 0.1533 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.1533 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 84.7%
World rank
152nd
of 172 countries
All-time high
603.31 % change on previous year
in 1878
All-time low
-80.22 % change on previous year
in 1871
Years of data
182
1842–2023
Military spending, annual growth rate in Argentina, 1842–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.1533 % change on previous year for military spending, annual growth rate in 2023.
The figure is down 84.7% on the previous year and down 96.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, annual growth rate in Argentina peaked at 603.31 % change on previous year in 1878 and was at its lowest, -80.22 % change on previous year, in 1871.
Argentina ranks 152nd of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, annual growth rate in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1842 | -25.71 % change on previous year | — |
| 1843 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 1844 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -194.7% |
| 1845 | -3.6 % change on previous year | +171.1% |
| 1846 | 0.2229 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 1847 | 7.76 % change on previous year | +3379.8% |
| 1848 | 10.31 % change on previous year | +33.0% |
| 1849 | 12.72 % change on previous year | +23.3% |
| 1850 | 4.75 % change on previous year | -62.7% |
| 1851 | -2.03 % change on previous year | -142.8% |
| 1852 | -5.18 % change on previous year | +154.6% |
| 1853 | -6.14 % change on previous year | +18.6% |
| 1854 | -9.37 % change on previous year | +52.7% |
| 1855 | -10.23 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 1856 | -3.76 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 1857 | -16.78 % change on previous year | +346.3% |
| 1858 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -166.2% |
| 1859 | 0.3431 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 1860 | 0.007 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 1861 | -9.29 % change on previous year | -132056.0% |
| 1862 | -5.56 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 1863 | -10.03 % change on previous year | +80.5% |
| 1864 | -3.44 % change on previous year | -65.7% |
| 1865 | 148.97 % change on previous year | -4434.7% |
| 1866 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -97.3% |
| 1867 | -50.13 % change on previous year | -1363.4% |
| 1868 | 118.29 % change on previous year | -336.0% |
| 1869 | 20.41 % change on previous year | -82.7% |
| 1870 | -18.09 % change on previous year | -188.7% |
| 1871 | -80.22 % change on previous year | +343.4% |
| 1872 | 4.76 % change on previous year | -105.9% |
| 1873 | 17.89 % change on previous year | +275.9% |
| 1874 | -26.2 % change on previous year | -246.5% |
| 1875 | -2.06 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 1876 | 9.22 % change on previous year | -546.9% |
| 1877 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -87.5% |
| 1878 | 603.31 % change on previous year | +52204.7% |
| 1879 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 1880 | 3.48 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 12.17 % change on previous year | +249.9% |
| 1882 | 13.1 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 1883 | 17.32 % change on previous year | +32.2% |
| 1884 | 14.9 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1885 | -0.4018 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 1886 | 7.28 % change on previous year | -1912.4% |
| 1887 | -5.48 % change on previous year | -175.3% |
| 1888 | -0.6516 % change on previous year | -88.1% |
| 1889 | -9.31 % change on previous year | +1329.0% |
| 1890 | 0.6067 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
| 1891 | -7.84 % change on previous year | -1392.5% |
| 1892 | 12.47 % change on previous year | -259.0% |
| 1893 | 5.82 % change on previous year | -53.3% |
| 1894 | 14.83 % change on previous year | +154.6% |
| 1895 | 15.82 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1896 | 33.19 % change on previous year | +109.8% |
| 1897 | 7.38 % change on previous year | -77.8% |
| 1898 | -14.15 % change on previous year | -291.7% |
| 1899 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -116.7% |
| 1900 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1901 | -6.05 % change on previous year | -374.0% |
| 1902 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -191.7% |
| 1903 | -2.34 % change on previous year | -142.2% |
| 1904 | 4.54 % change on previous year | -294.1% |
| 1905 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 1906 | 6.83 % change on previous year | +98.6% |
| 1907 | 5.21 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 1908 | 3.84 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 1909 | 12.88 % change on previous year | +235.1% |
| 1910 | 6.13 % change on previous year | -52.4% |
| 1911 | 7.25 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 1912 | 5.22 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 1913 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 1914 | -29.25 % change on previous year | -1196.0% |
| 1915 | 12.13 % change on previous year | -141.5% |
| 1916 | -20.71 % change on previous year | -270.6% |
| 1917 | -13.88 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
| 1918 | -3.19 % change on previous year | -77.0% |
| 1919 | 9.16 % change on previous year | -387.1% |
| 1920 | -0.9559 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 1921 | 33.94 % change on previous year | -3650.5% |
| 1922 | 12.19 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 1923 | 11.89 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1924 | 6.26 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 1925 | 23.01 % change on previous year | +267.7% |
| 1926 | 7.52 % change on previous year | -67.3% |
| 1927 | 5.72 % change on previous year | -24.0% |
| 1928 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -46.4% |
| 1929 | -1.47 % change on previous year | -148.2% |
| 1930 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -366.4% |
| 1931 | -6.29 % change on previous year | -260.1% |
| 1932 | -2.9 % change on previous year | -53.9% |
| 1933 | -3.56 % change on previous year | +22.7% |
| 1934 | 28.44 % change on previous year | -899.8% |
| 1935 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 1936 | 13.33 % change on previous year | -927.8% |
| 1937 | 4.15 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 1938 | -0.5465 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 1939 | 8.63 % change on previous year | -1678.7% |
| 1940 | 13.17 % change on previous year | +52.7% |
| 1941 | 4.57 % change on previous year | -65.3% |
| 1942 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 1943 | -7.83 % change on previous year | -406.5% |
| 1944 | 151.89 % change on previous year | -2039.9% |
| 1945 | 24.78 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 1946 | -9.37 % change on previous year | -137.8% |
| 1947 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -43.9% |
| 1948 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -188.8% |
| 1949 | 38.77 % change on previous year | +729.8% |
| 1950 | -20.74 % change on previous year | -153.5% |
| 1951 | -1.71 % change on previous year | -91.7% |
| 1952 | 19.36 % change on previous year | -1228.9% |
| 1953 | 9.54 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 1954 | 4.81 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1955 | -39.73 % change on previous year | -925.7% |
| 1956 | 6.99 % change on previous year | -117.6% |
| 1957 | -3.37 % change on previous year | -148.2% |
| 1958 | -10.95 % change on previous year | +225.0% |
| 1959 | -13.69 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 1960 | 0.8104 % change on previous year | -105.9% |
| 1961 | 8.05 % change on previous year | +892.9% |
| 1962 | 5.96 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 1963 | -10.06 % change on previous year | -268.8% |
| 1964 | 9.2 % change on previous year | -191.5% |
| 1965 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -65.7% |
| 1966 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -62.7% |
| 1967 | -6.92 % change on previous year | -688.4% |
| 1968 | -7.63 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 9.05 % change on previous year | -218.7% |
| 1970 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -69.1% |
| 1971 | -7.25 % change on previous year | -359.1% |
| 1972 | 11.81 % change on previous year | -262.9% |
| 1973 | 9.92 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 23.92 % change on previous year | +141.2% |
| 1975 | -6.39 % change on previous year | -126.7% |
| 1976 | 9.29 % change on previous year | -245.3% |
| 1977 | 24.95 % change on previous year | +168.7% |
| 1978 | 12.76 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 1979 | 33.47 % change on previous year | +162.3% |
| 1980 | 21.43 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 1981 | 14.69 % change on previous year | -31.4% |
| 1982 | 8.18 % change on previous year | -44.3% |
| 1983 | -20.94 % change on previous year | -356.0% |
| 1984 | -8.3 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1985 | -16.27 % change on previous year | +96.1% |
| 1986 | -13.4 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1987 | -10.25 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 1988 | -1.94 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 1989 | -14.87 % change on previous year | +665.6% |
| 1990 | -10.6 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 1991 | 14.06 % change on previous year | -232.6% |
| 1992 | 20.6 % change on previous year | +46.5% |
| 1993 | 11 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 1994 | 4.24 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 1995 | -1.08 % change on previous year | -125.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4802 % change on previous year | -144.5% |
| 1997 | 9.66 % change on previous year | +1911.1% |
| 1998 | -0.0704 % change on previous year | -100.7% |
| 1999 | -1.49 % change on previous year | +2017.9% |
| 2000 | -10.87 % change on previous year | +629.0% |
| 2001 | -5.45 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 2002 | -51.84 % change on previous year | +851.4% |
| 2003 | -3.79 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 2004 | -5.65 % change on previous year | +48.9% |
| 2005 | -0.1966 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 2006 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -1906.7% |
| 2007 | 9.24 % change on previous year | +160.0% |
| 2008 | 7.38 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 5.81 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 22.61 % change on previous year | +289.4% |
| 2011 | 20.9 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 16.17 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4239 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 2015 | 13.4 % change on previous year | +3061.6% |
| 2016 | -10.01 % change on previous year | -174.7% |
| 2017 | 12.11 % change on previous year | -220.9% |
| 2018 | -21.39 % change on previous year | -276.6% |
| 2019 | -5.65 % change on previous year | -73.6% |
| 2020 | -8.92 % change on previous year | +57.8% |
| 2021 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -115.6% |
| 2022 | 1 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1533 % change on previous year | -84.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.1533 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.16 % change on previous year, 3% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.1533 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.34 % change on previous year, 4% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, annual growth rate in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1861 | -132056.0% | 0.007 % change on previous year | -9.29 % change on previous year |
| 1878 | +52204.7% | 1.15 % change on previous year | 603.31 % change on previous year |
| 1865 | +4434.7% | -3.44 % change on previous year | 148.97 % change on previous year |
| 1921 | +3650.5% | -0.9559 % change on previous year | 33.94 % change on previous year |
| 1847 | +3379.8% | 0.2229 % change on previous year | 7.76 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +3061.6% | 0.4239 % change on previous year | 13.4 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.2223 % change on previous year | -25.71 % change on previous year | 12.72 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1850s | -3.73 % change on previous year | -16.78 % change on previous year | 11.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1860s | 21.32 % change on previous year | -50.13 % change on previous year | 148.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 51.32 % change on previous year | -80.22 % change on previous year | 603.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.24 % change on previous year | -9.31 % change on previous year | 17.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.05 % change on previous year | -14.15 % change on previous year | 33.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.61 % change on previous year | -6.05 % change on previous year | 12.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | -2.45 % change on previous year | -29.25 % change on previous year | 12.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 10.12 % change on previous year | -1.47 % change on previous year | 33.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.36 % change on previous year | -6.29 % change on previous year | 28.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 21.79 % change on previous year | -9.37 % change on previous year | 151.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | -4.95 % change on previous year | -39.73 % change on previous year | 19.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.28 % change on previous year | -10.06 % change on previous year | 9.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.53 % change on previous year | -7.25 % change on previous year | 33.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.17 % change on previous year | -20.94 % change on previous year | 21.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.68 % change on previous year | -10.6 % change on previous year | 20.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.18 % change on previous year | -51.84 % change on previous year | 9.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.32 % change on previous year | -21.39 % change on previous year | 22.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.59 % change on previous year | -8.92 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | 4 |
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More reference data data for Argentina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 111.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 31.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, annual growth rate in Argentina?
- Military spending, annual growth rate in Argentina was 0.1533 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 603.31 % change on previous year in 1878.
- What is the lowest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was -80.22 % change on previous year in 1871.
- How does Argentina rank for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Argentina ranks 152nd out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, annual growth rate rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.