Latvia vs Poland: Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in)

Latvia
2.88 Percentage of GDP
in 2021
Poland
3.33 Percentage of GDP
in 2021
Latvia rank
3rd
Poland rank
1st

Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) over time

  • Latvia
  • Poland
01234199020052021

How they compare

Poland currently reports 3.33 Percentage of GDP against 2.88 Percentage of GDP in Latvia, a difference of 0.45 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Poland ahead.

Latvia ranks 3rd and Poland ranks 1st of 7 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7788 Percentage of GDP 1.06 Percentage of GDP 0.2822 Percentage of GDP Poland
2000s 1.51 Percentage of GDP 1.19 Percentage of GDP 0.3195 Percentage of GDP Latvia
2010s 2.12 Percentage of GDP 1.89 Percentage of GDP 0.233 Percentage of GDP Latvia
2020s 2.69 Percentage of GDP 3.52 Percentage of GDP 0.838 Percentage of GDP Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in), Latvia or Poland?
Poland, at 3.33 Percentage of GDP against 2.88 Percentage of GDP in Latvia as of 2021.
What is the difference in public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) between Latvia and Poland?
0.45 Percentage of GDP, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Poland?
28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2021.
How do Latvia and Poland rank globally for public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in)?
Latvia ranks 3rd and Poland ranks 1st of 7 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in kind) in % GDP — Social expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in kind) in % GDP — Social expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
43 places, 1,481 data points, 1980–2023
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