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Latvia - Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) 13.52

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

13.52 (2023)

Global rank

##28 of 77 economies

Share of global total

1.7%

Growth since 2017

1.12×

Ranking Race — Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#33#282018 overtook Bulgaria2021 overtook Slovak Republic
LatviaMauritiusNew ZealandTürkiye

Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Latvia climbed from #33 to #28 (overtook Bulgaria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Latvia ↓

Key Events — Latvia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Overtook Bulgaria in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Slovak Republic in global rank auto

Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2023

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20172022202311.9512.6413.3214.01
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