Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Latvia
Latvia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 31.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
31.0%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
37th
of 114 countries
All-time high
35.2%
in 2000
All-time low
22.9%
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Latvia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 31.0% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Latvia peaked at 35.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2007.
That places Latvia 37th out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.2% | — |
| 2001 | 34.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +30.9% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 22.9% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 29.2% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 30.0% | 31.7% | 4 |
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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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Latvia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Latvia was 31.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Latvia ranks 37th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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