{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"lv-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Latvia Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2023)","description":"Latvia's Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 2.5 % of GDP in 2023, unchanged 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 Out-of-Pocket 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":"2.5","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"11","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Latvia Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":11,"observations":[{"period":"2013","value":2.16},{"period":"2014","value":2.21},{"period":"2015","value":2.37},{"period":"2016","value":2.75},{"period":"2017","value":2.59},{"period":"2018","value":2.51},{"period":"2019","value":2.41},{"period":"2020","value":2.39},{"period":"2021","value":2.54},{"period":"2022","value":2.49},{"period":"2023","value":2.54}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks household out-of-pocket health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Latvia from 2005 to present. Higher OOP spending signals weaker universal coverage. 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 2.8 % of GDP in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.2 in 2013. The latest reading of 2.5 in 2023 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}