{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"lv-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Latvia Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2023)","description":"Latvia's Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 7.2 % of GDP in 2023, -0.9pp 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":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Latvia Current 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":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Latvia (2023)","value":"7.2","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.9pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.9pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"11","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Latvia Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":11,"observations":[{"period":"2013","value":5.6},{"period":"2014","value":5.66},{"period":"2015","value":5.85},{"period":"2016","value":6.35},{"period":"2017","value":6.19},{"period":"2018","value":6.41},{"period":"2019","value":6.86},{"period":"2020","value":7.51},{"period":"2021","value":9.41},{"period":"2022","value":8.11},{"period":"2023","value":7.24}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"7.2","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"8.1","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"7.5","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"6.9","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"6.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"6.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"5.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"5.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"5.6","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks current health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Latvia from 2005 to present. Compare against the EU-27 average and OECD benchmark. 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 9.4 % of GDP in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5.6 in 2013. The latest reading of 7.2 in 2023 represents a change of -0.9pp."}]}