Canada vs Latvia: Public social spending as share of GDP
Canada
19.3%
in 2022
Latvia
19.7%
in 2023
Canada rank
24th
Latvia rank
23rd
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Canada
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 19.7% against 19.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 24th and Latvia ranks 23rd of 42 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 7.8% | 10.2% | Canada |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.1% | 3.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 16.8% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 20.5% | 1.9% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Canada or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 19.7% against 19.3% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Canada and Latvia?
- 0.4%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latvia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Latvia rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 24th and Latvia ranks 23rd of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Public social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.