Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Latvia

Latvia: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8102 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8102
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
29th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.9121
in 1996
All-time low
0.7147
in 2006
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Latvia, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.8381996: 0.9121997: 0.8721998: 0.8961999: 0.8542000: 0.8272001: 0.8122002: 0.7922003: 0.8092004: 0.7782005: 0.7372006: 0.7152007: 0.7542008: 0.7712009: 0.7592010: 0.822011: 0.8082012: 0.782013: 0.772014: 0.8012015: 0.8462016: 0.7922017: 0.7682018: 0.7782019: 0.7472020: 0.81

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.8102 for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.

The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Latvia peaked at 0.9121 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.7147, in 2006.

That places Latvia 29th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Latvia, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.8382
1996 0.9121 +8.8%
1997 0.8717 -4.4%
1998 0.8961 +2.8%
1999 0.8539 -4.7%
2000 0.8269 -3.2%
2001 0.8118 -1.8%
2002 0.7917 -2.5%
2003 0.8087 +2.2%
2004 0.7778 -3.8%
2005 0.7375 -5.2%
2006 0.7147 -3.1%
2007 0.7538 +5.5%
2008 0.7708 +2.3%
2009 0.7593 -1.5%
2010 0.8204 +8.0%
2011 0.8079 -1.5%
2012 0.7797 -3.5%
2013 0.7696 -1.3%
2014 0.8009 +4.1%
2015 0.8457 +5.6%
2016 0.7922 -6.3%
2017 0.7684 -3.0%
2018 0.7775 +1.2%
2019 0.7472 -3.9%
2020 0.8102 +8.4%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 0.8102 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 0.8102 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8744 0.8382 0.9121 5
2000s 0.7753 0.7147 0.8269 10
2010s 0.791 0.7472 0.8457 10
2020s 0.8102 0.8102 0.8102 1

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 26 Guatemala 0.832 compare
  2. 27 Israel 0.8316 compare
  3. 28 Indonesia 0.8209 compare
  4. 30 Mongolia 0.8087 compare
  5. 31 Japan 0.8053 compare
  6. 32 Iceland 0.8045 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Latvia?
Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Latvia was 0.8102 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9121 in 1996.
What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7147 in 2006.
How does Latvia rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Latvia ranks 29th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
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