Argentina recorded a Government Budget surplus equal to 0.30 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in Argentina averaged -2.24 percent of GDP from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 3.40 percent of GDP in 2004 and a record low of -7.03 percent of GDP in 2001. source: Banco Central de la República Argentina

Government Budget in Argentina is expected to reach 0.20 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Argentina Government Budget is projected to trend around 0.30 percent of GDP in 2027 and 0.70 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 20.00 Jun 2026
Government Budget 0.20 0.19 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value 1924366.90 632844.10 ARS Million May 2026
Government Debt to GDP 78.40 82.60 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 13411787.30 11841366.90 ARS Million Apr 2026
Government Spending 98330.00 96054.00 ARS Million Dec 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 3875.80 4179.80 USD Million Dec 2025
Tax Revenue 21513588.00 17400830.00 ARS Million May 2026


Argentina Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.20 0.19 3.40 -7.03 2000 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly