Latvia vs United Kingdom: Government spending by function

Latvia
31.0%
in 2023
United Kingdom
32.9%
in 2023
Latvia rank
26th
United Kingdom rank
23rd

Government spending by function over time

  • Latvia
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 32.9% against 31.0% in Latvia, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 26th and United Kingdom ranks 23rd 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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