Latvia vs Slovakia: Social spending as share of GDP
Latvia
0.1%
in 2021
Slovakia
0.1%
in 2021
Latvia rank
35th
Slovakia rank
33rd
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Latvia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 35th and Slovakia ranks 33rd of 42 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Latvia or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Latvia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Latvia and Slovakia?
- 0.0%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Slovakia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Latvia and Slovakia rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Latvia ranks 35th and Slovakia ranks 33rd 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.