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Health spending, share of GDP in Latvia

Health spending, share of GDP in Latvia was 8.5% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 22 EU countries in 2025.

2025, % of GDP8.5 Estimated
Change on 2024+0.4 pts
Rank14th of 22EU countries ranked
Series high9.42021
Series low5.62000

Health spending, share of GDP in Latvia, 2000 to 2025

567891020002004200820122016202020252000: 5.6 % of GDP2001: 5.9 % of GDP2002: 6 % of GDP2003: 5.7 % of GDP2004: 6.5 % of GDP2005: 6.1 % of GDP2006: 6 % of GDP2007: 5.8 % of GDP2008: 5.9 % of GDP2009: 6.3 % of GDP2010: 6.2 % of GDP2011: 5.9 % of GDP2012: 5.6 % of GDP2013: 5.6 % of GDP2014: 5.7 % of GDP2015: 5.8 % of GDP2016: 6.4 % of GDP2017: 6.2 % of GDP2018: 6.4 % of GDP2019: 6.9 % of GDP2020: 7.5 % of GDP2021: 9.4 % of GDP2022: 8.1 % of GDP2023: 7.2 % of GDP2024: 8.1 % of GDP2025: 8.5 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: OECD, OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.
All 26 values
Period% of GDP
20258.5 Estimated
20248.1
20237.2
20228.1
20219.4
20207.5
20196.9
20186.4
20176.2
20166.4
20155.8
20145.7
20135.6
20125.6
20115.9
20106.2
20096.3
20085.9
20075.8
20066
20056.1
20046.5
20035.7 Estimated
20026 Estimated
20015.9 Estimated
20005.6 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Current expenditure on health from all financing schemes, public and private, as a percentage of GDP, under the System of Health Accounts 2011. Excludes capital investment in health facilities and equipment.

The latest year is often an OECD or national estimate and is revised when final accounts arrive.

How to cite

OECD. OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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What is the health spending, share of GDP in Latvia?

Health spending, share of GDP in Latvia was 8.5% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 22 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest health spending, share of GDP in Latvia?

9.4% of GDP in 2021, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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