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Latvia: Government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1995–2025 · 31 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govexp_GDP

2025
46.1%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
+0.8 pointsfrom 45.3%
Average, 2016–2025
42.9%10 years
Record high and low
46.9% (2010)low 35.4% (2001)

Government expenditure (% of GDP)

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34%36%38%40%42%44%46%48%19952000200520102015202020252030LatviaLatvia
ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203147.2Forecast
203047.2Forecast
202947.0Forecast
202847.1Forecast
202747.5Forecast
202647.8Forecast
202546.1
202445.3
202343.4
202244.2
202146.5
202044.3
201939.7
201840.7
201739.6
201638.8

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Latvia documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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