Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Latvia
Latvia: Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) was 2.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Latvia, 2005–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Latvia is 2.0%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Latvia peaked at 2.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2010.
Latvia ranks 6th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.0% | — |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -22.7% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +44.8% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More poverty & inequality data for Latvia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.34 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,558 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 31.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Latvia?
- Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Latvia was 2.0% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative)?
- Latvia ranks 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
- Is households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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