{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"lv-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share/","title":"Latvia Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2023)","description":"Latvia's Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share: 24.8 % of current health expenditure in 2023, +2.6pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2016–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Latvia","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Latvia","temporal_coverage":"2016/2023","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Latvia Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HC/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2016–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"8"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Latvia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Latvia (2023)","value":"24.8","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+2.6pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+2.6pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"8","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Latvia Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":8,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":31.91},{"period":"2017","value":31.14},{"period":"2018","value":29.97},{"period":"2019","value":27.18},{"period":"2020","value":26.24},{"period":"2021","value":19.57},{"period":"2022","value":22.24},{"period":"2023","value":24.75}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"24.8","yoyChange":"+2.6pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"22.2","yoyChange":"+2.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"19.6","yoyChange":"-6.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"26.2","yoyChange":"-1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"27.2","yoyChange":"-2.8pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"30.0","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"31.1","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"31.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Latvia. 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 2016–2023 (8 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 31.9 % of current health expenditure in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 19.6 in 2021. The latest reading of 24.8 in 2023 represents a change of +2.6pp."}]}