Central government expense in Latvia
Central government expense in Latvia was equal to 34.2% of GDP in 2023.
Latvia, 2023
34.2%
Change from 2022
−2.2percentage points
European Union, 2022
39.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
38.5%
Central government expense in Latvia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34.2% | – |
| 2022 | 36.4% | 39.3% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | 42.2% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | 36.4% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | 36.6% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | 37.4% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | 37.8% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | 38.6% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | 39.1% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | 39.1% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | 38.1% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | 39.6% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | 39.4% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | 36.2% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | 35.4% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | 35.9% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | 36.5% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | 36.7% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | 38.2% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | 37.9% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | 37.7% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | 37.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.2 percentage points from 36.4% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 31.7%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.