General government final consumption expenditure in Latvia
Latvia: General government final consumption expenditure was 7.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Latvia, 1996–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 7.0% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 1,713.0% on the previous year and up 282.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Latvia peaked at 12.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, -10.6%, in 2009.
Latvia ranks 34th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Latvia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -5.6% | — |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -120.5% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +1023.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -94.5% |
| 2000 | -3.3% | -567.0% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -255.3% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -39.4% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -52.1% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +424.8% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -41.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -27.8% |
| 2009 | -10.6% | -470.0% |
| 2010 | -8.2% | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -121.4% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -113.6% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -960.6% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +94.9% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -54.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +37.3% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +50.2% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -48.3% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +189.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -30.1% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -90.4% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +603.2% |
| 2024 | -0.4% | -117.5% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | -1713.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | -5.6% | 12.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | -10.6% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -8.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | -0.4% | 7.0% | 6 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1132 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2,979 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.1151 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 3,029 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 9.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6425 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 16,904 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Latvia?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Latvia was 7.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.6% in 2009.
- How does Latvia rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Latvia ranks 34th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 282.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.