How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?

46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Chile: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita

Argentina

5.94 million current LCU per person

in 2025

Chile

4.50 million current LCU per person

in 2025

Argentina rank

9th

Chile rank

11th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time

Argentina
Chile

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 5.94 million current LCU per person against 4.50 million current LCU per person in Chile, a difference of 1.44 million current LCU per person.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Chile ahead.

Argentina ranks 9th and Chile ranks 11th of 195 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Chile	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0 current LCU per person	0 current LCU per person	0 current LCU per person	—
1990s	1,381 current LCU per person	375,034 current LCU per person	373,653 current LCU per person	Chile
2000s	4,592 current LCU per person	895,644 current LCU per person	891,052 current LCU per person	Chile
2010s	67,045 current LCU per person	2.09 million current LCU per person	2.02 million current LCU per person	Chile
2020s	2.14 million current LCU per person	3.90 million current LCU per person	1.76 million current LCU per person	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Argentina or Chile?: Argentina, at 5.94 million current LCU per person against 4.50 million current LCU per person in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Argentina and Chile?: 1.44 million current LCU per person, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?: Argentina ranks 9th and Chile ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit: current LCU per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 8,943 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 26 August 2026

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.