Austria vs Latvia: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita
Austria
23.5%
in 2016
Latvia
24.5%
in 2016
Austria rank
13th
Latvia rank
10th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita over time
- Austria
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 24.5% against 23.5% in Austria, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 13th and Latvia ranks 10th of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 18.4% | 6.1% | Austria |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 23.3% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 28.6% | 5.3% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita, Austria or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 24.5% against 23.5% in Austria as of 2016.
- What is the difference in share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita between Austria and Latvia?
- 1.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Latvia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
- How do Austria and Latvia rank globally for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Austria ranks 13th and Latvia ranks 10th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per capita data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.