Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Latvia
Latvia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 7.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Latvia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 7.3% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Latvia peaked at 9.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2000.
That places Latvia 80th out of 195 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.6% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.3% | 9.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Latvia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Latvia was 7.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Latvia ranks 80th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).