Latvia — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Latvia, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Latvia was 7.28% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 9.41% in 2021. The lowest was 5.57% in 2000 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.17% per year.
Latvia ranks 79 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 42%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Latvia sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 23% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 30%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 33 of 51 economies; Croatia (7.15%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 25% in 2021. That is 6% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 60 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 72nd of 184 in 2000 → 81st of 188 in 2010 → 74th of 189 in 2020 → 77th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.28% | -0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -1.3 pp |
| 2021 | 9.41% | +1.9 pp |
| 2020 | 7.51% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 6.86% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 6.41% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 6.19% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 6.35% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 5.85% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 5.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 5.62% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 5.92% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 6.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 6.27% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 5.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 5.82% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 6.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 6.08% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 6.48% | +0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 5.74% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 5.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 5.89% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 5.57% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Latvia’s Health spending in 2001?
5.89% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Latvia’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +30.6% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 7.28%; 2022: 8.1%; 2021: 9.41%; 2020: 7.51%; 2019: 6.86%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.