Estonia vs Latvia: Total Expenditure (general government) — Value Standard Local Currency
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value Standard Local Currency over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 18,366 million SLC against 17,380 million SLC in Estonia, a difference of 986 million SLC.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 93rd and Latvia ranks 92nd of 114 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,292 million SLC | 5,359 million SLC | 1,066 million SLC | Latvia |
| 2010s | 8,132 million SLC | 9,401 million SLC | 1,269 million SLC | Latvia |
| 2020s | 14,834 million SLC | 15,895 million SLC | 1,061 million SLC | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency, Estonia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 18,366 million SLC against 17,380 million SLC in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency between Estonia and Latvia?
- 986 million SLC, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency?
- Estonia ranks 93rd and Latvia ranks 92nd of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (general government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.