Czechia vs Latvia: Public social spending as share of GDP

Czechia

22.1%

in 2024

Latvia

19.7%

in 2023

Czechia rank

20th

Latvia rank

23rd

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Czechia currently reports 22.1% against 19.7% in Latvia, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.

Czechia ranks 20th and Latvia ranks 23rd of 42 countries.

Indicator: Public social spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,937 data points, 1880–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.