Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Latvia

Latvia: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.7695 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.7695
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
45th
of 75 countries
All-time high
1
in 1995
All-time low
0.7586
in 2008
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Latvia, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 11999: 0.9922000: 0.9842001: 0.9672002: 0.9922003: 0.9862004: 0.9812005: 0.9522006: 0.9712007: 0.7882008: 0.7592009: 0.7942010: 0.8372011: 0.8492012: 0.842013: 0.8562014: 0.8392015: 0.9772016: 0.9612017: 0.9882018: 0.8542019: 0.8352020: 0.769

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.7695 for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in 2020.

The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Latvia peaked at 1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7586, in 2008.

Latvia ranks 45th of 75 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.

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies, payable, 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 1
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 0.9917 -0.8%
2000 0.9836 -0.8%
2001 0.967 -1.7%
2002 0.9924 +2.6%
2003 0.9865 -0.6%
2004 0.9811 -0.5%
2005 0.9516 -3.0%
2006 0.9709 +2.0%
2007 0.7884 -18.8%
2008 0.7586 -3.8%
2009 0.7944 +4.7%
2010 0.8374 +5.4%
2011 0.8491 +1.4%
2012 0.8403 -1.0%
2013 0.8557 +1.8%
2014 0.8388 -2.0%
2015 0.9769 +16.5%
2016 0.961 -1.6%
2017 0.9879 +2.8%
2018 0.854 -13.5%
2019 0.8353 -2.2%
2020 0.7695 -7.9%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 0.7695 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 0.7695 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9983 0.9917 1 5
2000s 0.9175 0.7586 0.9924 10
2010s 0.8836 0.8353 0.9879 10
2020s 0.7695 0.7695 0.7695 1

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 42 Slovakia 0.78 compare
  2. 43 France 0.7778 compare
  3. 44 Sweden 0.7742 compare
  4. 46 Mongolia 0.7389 compare
  5. 47 Canada 0.7339 compare
  6. 48 Lithuania 0.7223 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Latvia?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Latvia was 0.7695 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7586 in 2008.
How does Latvia rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
Latvia ranks 45th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 Subsidies, payable, 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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Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
75 places, 1,429 data points, 1990–2020
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