Public health expenditure share gdp in Latvia
Latvia: Public health expenditure share gdp was 5.24 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.24
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
36th
of 59 countries
All-time high
6.54
in 2021
All-time low
2.83
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Public health expenditure share gdp in Latvia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 5.24 for public health expenditure share gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public health expenditure share gdp in Latvia peaked at 6.54 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.83, in 2000.
That places Latvia 36th out of 59 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Public health expenditure share gdp in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.83 | — |
| 2001 | 2.87 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.95 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.86 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.64 | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 3.39 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 3.71 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 3.54 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.54 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.74 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 3.75 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.76 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.39 | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 3.36 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.38 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.44 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.55 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.55 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.84 | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 4.13 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 4.77 | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 6.54 | +36.9% |
| 2022 | 5.26 | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 4.32 | -18.0% |
| 2024 | 4.96 | +15.0% |
| 2025 | 5.24 | +5.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 5.24 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.75, 78% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 5.24 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.39, 82% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.31 | 2.83 | 3.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 | 3.36 | 4.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.18 | 4.32 | 6.54 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public health expenditure share gdp in Latvia?
- Public health expenditure share gdp in Latvia was 5.24 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.54 in 2021.
- What is the lowest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Latvia ranks 36th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public health expenditure share gdp rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public health expenditure share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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