Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Latvia

Latvia: Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 0.9467 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9467
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
16th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.9794
in 2019
All-time low
0.7482
in 2004
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Latvia, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.8531996: 0.8251997: 0.8591998: 0.7821999: 0.7792000: 0.8362001: 0.7932002: 0.7762003: 0.7722004: 0.7482005: 0.8242006: 0.8842007: 0.7792008: 0.8132009: 0.8212010: 0.9162011: 0.8882012: 0.9132013: 0.9032014: 0.9122015: 0.9222016: 0.9252017: 0.922018: 0.9342019: 0.9792020: 0.947

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Latvia stood at 0.9467.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Latvia peaked at 0.9794 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7482, in 2004.

That places Latvia 16th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Health, 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 0.8529
1996 0.8252 -3.2%
1997 0.8594 +4.2%
1998 0.7816 -9.1%
1999 0.7794 -0.3%
2000 0.8358 +7.2%
2001 0.7931 -5.1%
2002 0.7761 -2.1%
2003 0.7724 -0.5%
2004 0.7482 -3.1%
2005 0.8242 +10.2%
2006 0.8842 +7.3%
2007 0.7795 -11.8%
2008 0.8125 +4.2%
2009 0.8206 +1.0%
2010 0.9162 +11.7%
2011 0.888 -3.1%
2012 0.9126 +2.8%
2013 0.9033 -1.0%
2014 0.9125 +1.0%
2015 0.9219 +1.0%
2016 0.9254 +0.4%
2017 0.9202 -0.6%
2018 0.9336 +1.5%
2019 0.9794 +4.9%
2020 0.9467 -3.3%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 0.9467 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4416, 2.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 0.9467 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4692, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8197 0.7794 0.8594 5
2000s 0.8047 0.7482 0.8842 10
2010s 0.9213 0.888 0.9794 10
2020s 0.9467 0.9467 0.9467 1

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 13 Azerbaijan 0.9657 compare
  2. 14 Georgia 0.9602 compare
  3. 15 Hungary 0.9509 compare
  4. 17 Portugal 0.9405 compare
  5. 18 Mongolia 0.8267 compare
  6. 19 Cyprus 0.8239 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Latvia?
Health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Latvia was 0.9467 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9794 in 2019.
What is the lowest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7482 in 2004.
How does Latvia rank for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
Latvia ranks 16th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Health, 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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Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
60 places, 1,212 data points, 1990–2020
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