Government spending per capita in Latvia

Latvia: Government spending per capita was 19,891 current international-$ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
19,891 current international-$
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
35th
of 43 countries
All-time high
19,891 current international-$
in 2024
All-time low
5,921 current international-$
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024

Government spending per capita in Latvia, 2007–2024

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2007201520242007: 5.9k current international-$2008: 7.0k current international-$2009: 7.2k current international-$2010: 7.7k current international-$2011: 7.8k current international-$2012: 7.8k current international-$2013: 8.2k current international-$2014: 8.7k current international-$2015: 9.0k current international-$2016: 9.3k current international-$2017: 10.2k current international-$2018: 12.1k current international-$2019: 12.8k current international-$2020: 14.5k current international-$2021: 17.2k current international-$2022: 17.9k current international-$2023: 18.6k current international-$2024: 19.9k current international-$

Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in current international-$.

Analysis

In 2024, government spending per capita in Latvia stood at 19,891 current international-$. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 128.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government spending per capita in Latvia peaked at 19,891 current international-$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,921 current international-$, in 2007.

That places Latvia 35th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Government spending per capita in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Government spending per capita in Latvia, 2007 to 2024.
Year current international-$ Change
2007 5,921 current international-$ —
2008 7,014 current international-$ +18.5%
2009 7,209 current international-$ +2.8%
2010 7,675 current international-$ +6.5%
2011 7,751 current international-$ +1.0%
2012 7,838 current international-$ +1.1%
2013 8,176 current international-$ +4.3%
2014 8,695 current international-$ +6.3%
2015 9,015 current international-$ +3.7%
2016 9,347 current international-$ +3.7%
2017 10,198 current international-$ +9.1%
2018 12,140 current international-$ +19.0%
2019 12,773 current international-$ +5.2%
2020 14,487 current international-$ +13.4%
2021 17,173 current international-$ +18.5%
2022 17,872 current international-$ +4.1%
2023 18,610 current international-$ +4.1%
2024 19,891 current international-$ +6.9%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 19,891 current international-$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 26,582 current international-$, 75% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 19,891 current international-$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27,928 current international-$, 71% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,714 current international-$ 5,921 current international-$ 7,209 current international-$ 3
2010s 9,361 current international-$ 7,675 current international-$ 12,773 current international-$ 10
2020s 17,607 current international-$ 14,487 current international-$ 19,891 current international-$ 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 32 Romania 21,349 current international-$ compare
  2. 33 Greece 21,055 current international-$ compare
  3. 34 Japan 20,594 current international-$ compare
  4. 36 Bulgaria 16,432 current international-$ compare
  5. 37 Costa Rica 11,794 current international-$ compare
  6. 38 Colombia 11,382 current international-$ compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

More reference data data for Latvia

All data for Latvia →

Frequently asked questions

What is government spending per capita in Latvia?
Government spending per capita in Latvia was 19,891 current international-$ in 2024, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest government spending per capita recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 19,891 current international-$ in 2024.
What is the lowest government spending per capita recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,921 current international-$ in 2007.
How does Latvia rank for government spending per capita?
Latvia ranks 35th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
Is government spending per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 128.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Government spending per capita in Latvia. Statizoid, drawing on OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/total-gov-expenditure-percapita-oecd/latvia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/total-gov-expenditure-percapita-oecd/latvia/">Government spending per capita in Latvia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government spending per capita
Unit
current international-$
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 757 data points, 2007–2024
Last refreshed

Total amount of money the general government spends per capita. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries but not for inflation.