How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Republic of Moldova?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Latvia vs Republic of Moldova: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty

Latvia

31.3%

in 2023

Republic of Moldova

32.0%

in 2023

Latvia rank

15th

Republic of Moldova rank

13th

Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time

Latvia
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 32.0% against 31.3% in Latvia, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Latvia ranks 15th and Republic of Moldova ranks 13th of 184 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Moldova in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1990s	35.1%	41.0%	5.9%	Republic of Moldova
2000s	28.7%	14.1%	14.6%	Latvia
2010s	25.9%	26.6%	0.7%	Republic of Moldova
2020s	30.0%	27.3%	2.7%	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty, Latvia or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 32.0% against 31.3% in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Latvia and Republic of Moldova?: 0.7%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Republic of Moldova?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Republic of Moldova rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?: Latvia ranks 15th and Republic of Moldova ranks 13th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.