Social benefits, Transactions in Latvia

Latvia: Social benefits, Transactions was 5.97 billion in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
5.97 billion
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
33rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
5.97 billion
in 2024
All-time low
830.19 million
in 2001
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Social benefits, Transactions in Latvia, 1999–2024

02.0B4.0B6.0B1999201120241999: 906.7M2000: 837.3M2001: 830.2M2002: 900.9M2003: 939.3M2004: 1.1B2005: 1.3B2006: 1.5B2007: 1.8B2008: 2.2B2009: 2.7B2010: 2.6B2011: 2.5B2012: 2.5B2013: 2.6B2014: 2.7B2015: 2.8B2016: 3.0B2017: 3.1B2018: 3.3B2019: 3.7B2020: 4.0B2021: 4.9B2022: 5.2B2023: 5.5B2024: 6.0B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 5.97 billion for social benefits, transactions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 123.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social benefits, transactions in Latvia peaked at 5.97 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 830.19 million, in 2001.

Latvia ranks 33rd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Social benefits, Transactions in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) in Latvia, 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 906.66 million
2000 837.25 million -7.7%
2001 830.19 million -0.8%
2002 900.85 million +8.5%
2003 939.27 million +4.3%
2004 1.07 billion +14.2%
2005 1.26 billion +17.4%
2006 1.49 billion +18.6%
2007 1.79 billion +19.6%
2008 2.21 billion +23.6%
2009 2.67 billion +20.8%
2010 2.60 billion -2.4%
2011 2.49 billion -4.2%
2012 2.49 billion -0.3%
2013 2.61 billion +4.9%
2014 2.67 billion +2.4%
2015 2.83 billion +6.0%
2016 2.98 billion +5.4%
2017 3.12 billion +4.5%
2018 3.34 billion +7.3%
2019 3.67 billion +9.6%
2020 4.05 billion +10.4%
2021 4.88 billion +20.7%
2022 5.25 billion +7.5%
2023 5.54 billion +5.5%
2024 5.97 billion +7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 906.66 million 906.66 million 906.66 million 1
2000s 1.40 billion 830.19 million 2.67 billion 10
2010s 2.88 billion 2.49 billion 3.67 billion 10
2020s 5.14 billion 4.05 billion 5.97 billion 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 30 Lithuania 13.81 billion compare
  2. 31 Slovenia 13.37 billion compare
  3. 32 Estonia 6.35 billion compare
  4. 34 Cyprus 5.66 billion compare
  5. 35 Malta 1.99 billion compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is social benefits, transactions in Latvia?
Social benefits, transactions in Latvia was 5.97 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social benefits, transactions recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 5.97 billion in 2024.
What is the lowest social benefits, transactions recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 830.19 million in 2001.
How does Latvia rank for social benefits, transactions?
Latvia ranks 33rd out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is social benefits, transactions rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 123.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.