Latvia vs Sweden: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Latvia
14.0%
in 2023
Sweden
14.3%
in 2024
Latvia rank
45th
Sweden rank
42nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 14.3% against 14.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 13.9% | 1.8% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.3% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 14.6% | 1.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Latvia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 14.3% against 14.0% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Latvia ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 129 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.