Australia vs Latvia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Australia
13.9%
in 2022
Latvia
14.0%
in 2023
Australia rank
40th
Latvia rank
39th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Australia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 14.0% against 13.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Australia ranks 40th and Latvia ranks 39th of 116 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 15.7% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.7% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.0% | 0.8% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Australia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 14.0% against 13.9% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Australia and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latvia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Latvia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Australia ranks 40th and Latvia ranks 39th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.