Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Latvia

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Latvia in 2023 — 4.33%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.5 pp.

2023 4.33% −0.92 pp vs 2022
World rank 72of 192
Period maximum 6.52%2021
Period minimum 2.83%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Latvia, 2000–20232345672000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.83%2001: 2.87%2002: 2.95%2003: 2.86%2004: 3.64%2005: 3.39%2006: 3.71%2007: 3.54%2008: 3.54%2009: 3.74%2010: 3.75%2011: 3.76%2012: 3.39%2013: 3.36%2014: 3.38%2015: 3.43%2016: 3.55%2017: 3.54%2018: 3.83%2019: 4.11%2020: 4.76%2021: 6.52%2022: 5.25%2023: 4.33%
Change over the period: +1.5 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 4.33%
World 6.14%
Northern Europe computed 8.38%
High-income countries computed 7.91%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.33 −0.92 pp
2022 5.25 −1.28 pp
2021 6.52 +1.76 pp
2020 4.76 +0.65 pp
2019 4.11 +0.28 pp
2018 3.83 +0.29 pp
2017 3.54 −0.01 pp
2016 3.55 +0.11 pp
2015 3.43 +0.05 pp
2014 3.38 +0.02 pp
2013 3.36 −0.03 pp
2012 3.39 −0.37 pp
2011 3.76 +0.01 pp
2010 3.75 +0.01 pp
2009 3.74 +0.2 pp
2008 3.54 −0 pp
2007 3.54 −0.16 pp
2006 3.71 +0.32 pp
2005 3.39 −0.25 pp
2004 3.64 +0.78 pp
2003 2.86 −0.09 pp
2002 2.95 +0.08 pp
2001 2.87 +0.04 pp
2000 2.83

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.