Latvia vs Romania: Social spending as share of GDP
Latvia
0.1%
in 2021
Romania
0.1%
in 2021
Latvia rank
35th
Romania rank
37th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Latvia
- Romania
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.3 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 35th and Romania ranks 37th of 42 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 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, Latvia or Romania?
- Latvia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Romania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Latvia and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Romania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Latvia and Romania rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Latvia ranks 35th and Romania ranks 37th 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.