Czechia vs Latvia: Social spending as share of GDP
Czechia
0.1%
in 2021
Latvia
0.1%
in 2021
Czechia rank
38th
Latvia rank
35th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Czechia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Czechia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.7 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 38th and Latvia ranks 35th of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Czechia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Czechia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Czechia and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Latvia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2021.
- How do Czechia and Latvia rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 38th and Latvia ranks 35th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in other social policy programs.