Latvia vs Lithuania: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Latvia
5.2%
in 2025
Lithuania
5.2%
in 2025
Latvia rank
36th
Lithuania rank
38th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 5.2% against 5.2% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lithuania ahead.
Latvia ranks 36th and Lithuania ranks 38th of 59 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 4.3% | 1.0% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 4.4% | 0.8% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 0.1% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Latvia, at 5.2% against 5.2% in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Latvia ranks 36th and Lithuania ranks 38th 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.