Latvia — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 32 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government expenditure reading for Latvia was 29% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 28.5% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.5 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 26.5% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 28.5 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 27.1 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 28.4 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 30.8 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 28 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 24 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 24.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 22.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 22.7 % of GDP |