Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 31.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
31.3%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
15th
of 184 countries
All-time high
42.4%
in 1995
All-time low
21.8%
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 31.3% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Latvia peaked at 42.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1990.
Latvia ranks 15th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.8% | — |
| 1991 | 23.9% | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 35.8% | +49.6% |
| 1993 | 41.1% | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 40.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 42.4% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 36.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 31.3% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.1% | 21.8% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 23.9% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 24.8% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 28.9% | 31.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 12 Bhutan 34.4% compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 32.0% compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 31.8% compare
- 16 Lesotho 31.2% compare
- 17 Cape Verde 30.7% compare
- 18 Croatia 30.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5538 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 14,570 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.074 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,562 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2347 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 6,175 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Latvia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Latvia was 31.3% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Latvia ranks 15th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.