Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Latvia
Latvia: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this was 0.5864 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Latvia, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Latvia is 0.5864, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Latvia peaked at 0.7726 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5455, in 2018.
Latvia ranks 36th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.6837 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5826 | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7726 | +32.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6864 | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6699 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7128 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6933 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6888 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7262 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.669 | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6479 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6141 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6458 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6416 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6282 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6268 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6416 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6315 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5968 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6086 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6217 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5582 | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5608 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5455 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.567 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5864 | +3.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.5864 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5914, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.5864 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7346, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +32.6% | 0.5826 | 0.7726 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.679 | 0.5826 | 0.7726 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6668 | 0.6141 | 0.7262 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5959 | 0.5455 | 0.6416 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5864 | 0.5864 | 0.5864 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More public sector data for Latvia
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -76.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 763.99 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0324 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.43 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 674.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Latvia?
- Education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Latvia was 0.5864 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7726 in 1997.
- What is the lowest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5455 in 2018.
- How does Latvia rank for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
- Latvia ranks 36th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 Education, 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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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.