Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Latvia
Latvia: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 59.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Latvia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Latvia is 59.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Latvia peaked at 69.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2001.
That places Latvia 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.8% | — |
| 2001 | 48.7% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 56.2% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.3% | 48.7% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 55.8% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 59.5% | 69.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Latvia?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Latvia was 59.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Latvia ranks 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.