Croatia vs Latvia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Croatia
56.5%
in 2022
Latvia
57.1%
in 2023
Croatia rank
41st
Latvia rank
38th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Croatia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 57.1% against 56.5% in Croatia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Croatia ranks 41st and Latvia ranks 38th of 114 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.4% | 55.0% | 0.4% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 54.7% | 0.8% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 56.4% | 0.4% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Croatia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 57.1% against 56.5% in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Croatia and Latvia?
- 0.6%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Latvia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Croatia and Latvia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Croatia ranks 41st and Latvia ranks 38th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.