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
- Latvia
How they compare
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.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 7.8% | 8.6% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 14.1% | 4.0% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 16.8% | 2.8% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 20.3% | 1.7% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Czechia or Latvia?
- Czechia, at 22.1% against 19.7% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Czechia and Latvia?
- 2.4%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Latvia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Czechia and Latvia rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 20th 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.