Social Spending as % of GDP																				
	Argentina				Chile				Costa Rica				Uruguay				Latin America and Caribbean Average			
	Eduation	Health	Social security and welfare		Eduation	Health	Social security and welfare		Eduation	Health	Social security and welfare		Eduation	Health	Social security and welfare		Eduation	Health	Social security and welfare	
1990	3.3	4.0	4.8		2.5	2.0	7.2		4.9	6.7	3.5		2.5	2.8	11.7		3.3	2.4	2.9	
1991	3.3	4.0	5.1		2.5	2.0	6.8		3.7	6.2	2.4		2.4	3.0	13.2		3.0	2.4	3.3	
1992	3.5	4.1	6.1		2.6	2.2	6.7		4.5	5.9	2.1		2.3	2.9	14.5		3.4	2.4	3.3	
1993	4.1	4.6	7.7		2.7	2.3	6.8		4.6	5.8	2.1		2.6	3.1	19.0		3.9	2.7	3.8	
1994	4.1	4.9	8.2		2.7	2.3	6.4		5.5	4.9	4.3		2.4	3.5	19.7		2.8	2.6	4.0	
1995	4.3	5.0	8.5		2.7	2.2	6.2		3.8	4.6	4.5		2.5	3.4	17.3		3.7	2.7	3.9	
1996	4.2	4.6	8.2		3.0	2.3	6.6		3.9	5.2	4.8		2.8	3.5	18.1		3.9	2.6	4.3	
1997	4.3	4.4	8.0		3.1	2.3	6.6		4.3	4.6	5.4		2.8	3.3	18.9		4.1	2.5	4.6	
1998	4.4	4.4	7.7		3.5	2.5	7.0		4.4	4.7	5.3		3.1	2.7	19.1		4.0	2.5	4.8	
1999	4.9	4.8	8.2		3.8	2.6	7.9		4.1	4.6	4.9		3.4	2.9	19.0		4.2	2.5	4.9	
2000			8.2		3.9	2.7	7.9		4.6	4.9	5.5				19.2		4.1	2.8	5.4