ANALYSIS: You Get What You Pay For, Argentina (Part of the 16 Day Campaign)
ARGENTINA
Calculations
Argentina's military expenditures are 8% of its GDP.
While ranking 53rd amongst highest national military budgets, with this money, the government could
• Cover the costs of ½ year of public health
• Or cover those who currently pay out-of-pocket for private health care for three years.
Argentina last spent $54.8 billion dollars on Arms Imports (in 2010 constant USD).
With this money, the government could:
• Send over 45,000 students to tertiary school.
• Or send over 31,000 to secondary school.
• Or send over 48,000 children to primary school.
• Or cover the costs of little girls who are of age but out of primary school for 1 ½ years.
Figures at a glance: Argentina
|
GDP (USD) |
344.143 billion USD |
|
Military Spending |
8% GDP |
|
Arms import (1990 USD constant) |
32 million USD |
|
Arms Imports 2010 USD |
54.8 million USD |
|
National Public Health Costs |
5.1% GDP |
|
National Private Health Costs |
4.9% GDP |
|
Percent of private health paid out-of-pocket |
42.9% |
|
National Public Education Costs |
5.5% GDP |
|
Expenditure per Student for Primary Education |
13.21% per capita GDP |
|
Expenditure per Student for Secondary Education |
20.30% per capita GDP |
|
Expenditure per Student for Tertiary Education |
14.24% per capita GDP |
|
Number of female pupils out of school (primary) |
30.604 |
|
Total Population |
40.134 million |
Data available at SIPRI (http://www.sipri.org/databases) and Trading Economics (http://www.tradingeconomics.com/argentina/indicators/).