General government final consumption expenditure in Latvia
Latvia: General government final consumption expenditure was 22.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
General government final consumption expenditure in Latvia, 1995–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 22.9% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Latvia peaked at 22.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2006.
Latvia ranks 34th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
General government final consumption expenditure in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22.4% | — |
| 1996 | 21.1% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 20.2% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 21.9% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 21.7% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 20.2% | 22.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 16.9% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 17.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 20.7% | 22.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 23.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2406 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 6,330 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2129 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 5,601 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 18.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2098 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,519 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.67 % 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 22.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Latvia ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.