Government spending on defence in Latvia
Government spending on defence in Latvia was equal to 2.7% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995.
Latvia, 2024
2.7%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
1.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
1.5%
Position in 2024
3rd of 30
Government spending on defence in Latvia over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.7% | 1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | 1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | 1.3% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | 1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | 1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | 1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | 1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | – |
| 2008 | 1.5% | – |
| 2007 | 1.5% | – |
| 2006 | 1.5% | – |
| 2005 | 1.2% | – |
| 2004 | 1.3% | – |
| 2003 | 1.1% | – |
| 2002 | 1.1% | – |
| 2001 | 1.0% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 2.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.9%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Latvia has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1.5%.