Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Latvia
Latvia: Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on was 1.17 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Latvia, 1995–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.17 Percentage of GDP for distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in 2023.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Latvia peaked at 1.22 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4342 Percentage of GDP, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4342 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2000 | 0.6585 Percentage of GDP | +51.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6298 Percentage of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.847 Percentage of GDP | +34.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9931 Percentage of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8833 Percentage of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8783 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8365 Percentage of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8727 Percentage of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9036 Percentage of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8459 Percentage of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8402 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8809 Percentage of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8245 Percentage of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.22 Percentage of GDP | +47.7% |
| 2021 | 1.18 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.13 Percentage of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.17 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4342 Percentage of GDP | 0.4342 Percentage of GDP | 0.4342 Percentage of GDP | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7821 Percentage of GDP | 0.6298 Percentage of GDP | 0.9931 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8629 Percentage of GDP | 0.8245 Percentage of GDP | 0.9036 Percentage of GDP | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.18 Percentage of GDP | 1.13 Percentage of GDP | 1.22 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 1 Estonia 1.39 Percentage of GDP compare
- 1 Iceland 1.85 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Lithuania 1.24 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Sweden 1.63 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Croatia 0.7671 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Norway 1.34 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Finland 1.33 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Slovenia 1.03 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Poland 0.9237 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Denmark 1.24 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 Israel 1.17 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 Netherlands 0.4194 Percentage of GDP compare
More education data for Latvia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 22.87 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 1.92 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 76.35 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.7836 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.0371 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 18.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 81.34 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 17.0% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 8.8% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 61,683 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Latvia?
- Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Latvia was 1.17 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4342 Percentage of GDP in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on?
- Latvia ranks 3rd out of 6 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on educational institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on government, private and expenditure on educational institutions. Government expenditure can be brokendown by central, regional (state) and local levels of government. Private sector can also be brokendown by households and other non-educational private sector. Expenditure are reported after transfers between entities, transfers can be from higher to lower levels of government, from the government to the private sector, or from non-domestic source to the government. The default table displays expenditure for the general government, the private sector and non-domestic sources in 2020 constant USD PPP (top section), in percentage of GDP (middle section), and in percentage (distribution by sector, in the bottom section), for the combined primary to tertiary levels of education, and for all public and private educational institutions. This can be changed to display data by: level of education, type of educational institution, level of financing source, local currency/USD PPP, and current/constant prices. Please note that the filters are inter related, meaning that selection in one category may impact the possibility to select options in another category. Please note that non-domestic expenditure is labelled "Rest of the world". Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.