{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"lv-government-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-government-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-government-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Latvia Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2023)","description":"Latvia's Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 4.3 % of GDP in 2023, -1pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2013–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Latvia","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Latvia","temporal_coverage":"2013/2023","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Latvia Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HF/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2013–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"11"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Latvia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Latvia (2023)","value":"4.3","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"11","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Latvia Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":11,"observations":[{"period":"2013","value":3.36},{"period":"2014","value":3.38},{"period":"2015","value":3.43},{"period":"2016","value":3.55},{"period":"2017","value":3.55},{"period":"2018","value":3.84},{"period":"2019","value":4.13},{"period":"2020","value":4.77},{"period":"2021","value":6.54},{"period":"2022","value":5.26},{"period":"2023","value":4.32}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"-1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"5.3","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"6.5","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks government and compulsory prepaid health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Latvia from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2023. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2013–2023 (11 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 6.5 % of GDP in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.4 in 2013. The latest reading of 4.3 in 2023 represents a change of -1pp."}]}