Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Latvia
Latvia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 9.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Latvia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Latvia stood at 9.9%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Latvia peaked at 18.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2022.
Latvia ranks 153rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +39.5% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -7.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 9.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 87% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 9.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.9%, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 13.0% | 16.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.2% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Latvia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Latvia was 9.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2022.
- How does Latvia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Latvia ranks 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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