Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Latvia
Latvia: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 13.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Latvia, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 13.4% for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2022.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Latvia peaked at 20.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2001.
That places Latvia 17th out of 108 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.9% | — |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +21.6% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -58.1% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +351.6% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -31.6% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +66.0% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -28.4% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +55.9% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -53.2% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +35.5% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +73.7% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 2.5% | 15.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 7.8% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 13.4% | 19.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 14 Sierra Leone 15.5% compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 15.2% compare
- 16 Monaco 14.0% compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 13.1% compare
- 19 Norway 12.4% compare
- 20 New Zealand 12.2% compare
More education data for Latvia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,484 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 39,631 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,792 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,956 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Latvia?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Latvia was 13.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Latvia ranks 17th out of 108 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release