Bulgaria vs Latvia: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Bulgaria
5.5%
in 2024
Latvia
5.2%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
34th
Latvia rank
36th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.5% against 5.2% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 34th and Latvia ranks 36th of 59 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Bulgaria, at 5.5% against 5.2% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th and Latvia ranks 36th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.