Latvia vs Tonga: Current health expenditure
Latvia
7.3%
in 2023
Tonga
7.4%
in 2023
Latvia rank
80th
Tonga rank
78th
Current health expenditure over time
- Latvia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 7.4% against 7.3% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 80th and Tonga ranks 78th of 193 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.2% | 1.7% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 0.6% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.0% | 1.1% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Latvia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 7.4% against 7.3% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Latvia and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Tonga?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Tonga rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Latvia ranks 80th and Tonga ranks 78th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.