| Country | Ministry of social development or equivalent | 2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Ministry of Social Development | 6.0 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
7.0 |
56.0 |
| Brazil | Ministry of Social Development and Hunger Alleviation | 3.7 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
| Chile | Ministry of Social Development | 1.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| Colombia | Social Prosperity Department | 2.1 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
| Costa Rica | Ministry of Human Development and Social Inclusion/Joint Institute for Social Aid (IMAS) | 3.3 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
| Ecuador | Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion | 3.4 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
| Guatemala | Ministry of Social Development | 2.0 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
| Haiti | Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment | 1.6 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
n.d. |
n.d. |
| Mexico | Secretariat for Social Development | 3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
| Nicaragua | Ministry of the Family, Adolescence and Childhood | 1.0 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Panama | Ministry of Social Development | 3.0 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
| Paraguay | Social Action Secretariat | 1.2 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| Peru | Ministry of Social Development and Social Inclusion | 5.2 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
| Uruguay | Ministry of Social Development | 1.0 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean (simple average 14 countries) | 2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
|
| Latin America and the Caribbean (simple average 13 countries) | 2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
|
/a: The figures refer to amounts budgeted, but not necessarily executed.
Notes:
Argentina: in 2019, the functions of the central government Ministries are reorganized, so that the Ministry of Social Development includes budget items from Social Protection (pensions) and Health. The Social Protection item concentrates an important part of the social expenditure that belonged previously to the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security.
Brazil: for 2017 and 2018, the Ministry of Social Development incorporates the Social Security functions, which are not included with the purpose of having a comparable series between ministries.
Guatemala: The Project of the General Budget of Income and Expenditure of the State for the fiscal year 2018, was not approved following the term established by the Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala, so that in 2018 the General Budget of Income and Expenditure of the State of Fiscal Year 2017 remained in force.
Haiti: information is available per fiscal year until the 2016-2017 period.
Paraguay: LAW Nº 5554 - Approves the 2016 General Budget of the Nation remained in force during the fiscal year 2017.
Simple average 13 countries: does not include Haiti. Additionally, Argentina is not considered in 2019.
