Chile vs Latvia: Government spending by function

Chile
30.4%
in 2023
Latvia
31.0%
in 2023
Chile rank
28th
Latvia rank
26th

Government spending by function over time

  • Chile
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 31.0% against 30.4% in Chile, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 28th and Latvia ranks 26th of 37 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Government spending by function
Unit
% of government expenditure
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
37 places, 618 data points, 2007–2024
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