Estonia vs Latvia: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.47 billion current LCU against 1.37 billion current LCU in Estonia, a difference of 93.66 million current LCU.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.
Estonia ranks 131st and Latvia ranks 129th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 240.26 million current LCU | 236.08 million current LCU | 4.18 million current LCU | Estonia |
| 2000s | 409.79 million current LCU | 567.39 million current LCU | 157.61 million current LCU | Latvia |
| 2010s | 757.13 million current LCU | 850.77 million current LCU | 93.63 million current LCU | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.20 billion current LCU | 1.37 billion current LCU | 169.41 million current LCU | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Estonia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.47 billion current LCU against 1.37 billion current LCU in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Estonia and Latvia?
- 93.66 million current LCU, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Estonia ranks 131st and Latvia ranks 129th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.