Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Latvia
Latvia: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 31.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
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 42nd out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … 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% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 31.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 99% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 31.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.5%, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +30.9% | 23.5% | 30.7% |
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 |
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 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 42nd out of 128 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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