Czechia vs Latvia: Expense

Czechia
34.4%
in 2022
Latvia
34.2%
in 2023
Czechia rank
39th
Latvia rank
40th

Expense over time

  • Czechia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 34.4% against 34.2% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 39th and Latvia ranks 40th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 36.6% 30.5% 6.2% Czechia
2000s 34.5% 29.9% 4.6% Czechia
2010s 33.5% 32.5% 1.0% Czechia
2020s 36.3% 37.0% 0.7% Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Czechia or Latvia?
Czechia, at 34.4% against 34.2% in Latvia as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Czechia and Latvia?
0.2%, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Latvia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
How do Czechia and Latvia rank globally for expense?
Czechia ranks 39th and Latvia ranks 40th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.