Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Latvia
Latvia: Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.7853 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Latvia, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.7853 for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Latvia peaked at 1.23 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5971, in 1999.
Latvia ranks 10th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.6133 | — |
| 1996 | 0.6384 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6475 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7625 | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5971 | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7035 | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6197 | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6593 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7038 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6784 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7833 | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7605 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8023 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.831 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.23 | +48.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6824 | -44.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9993 | +46.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8513 | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9037 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8563 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9122 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7354 | -26.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7426 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8074 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7853 | -2.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.7853 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.357, 2.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.7853 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3794, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6518 | 0.5971 | 0.7625 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7774 | 0.6197 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8493 | 0.6824 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7853 | 0.7853 | 0.7853 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Latvia?
- Environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Latvia was 0.7853 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 in 2009.
- What is the lowest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5971 in 1999.
- How does Latvia rank for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's?
- Latvia ranks 10th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Environmental protection, 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.