Subsidies and other transfers in Latvia

Latvia: Subsidies and other transfers was 8.15 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
8.15 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
121st
of 153 countries
All-time high
8.15 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
334.99 million current LCU
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Subsidies and other transfers in Latvia, 1994–2024

02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B1994200920241994: 335.0M current LCU1995: 559.4M current LCU1996: 675.0M current LCU1997: 843.1M current LCU1998: 971.7M current LCU1999: 1.1B current LCU2000: 1.1B current LCU2001: 1.0B current LCU2002: 1.2B current LCU2003: 1.3B current LCU2004: 1.5B current LCU2005: 1.7B current LCU2006: 2.1B current LCU2007: 2.7B current LCU2008: 3.5B current LCU2009: 3.9B current LCU2010: 3.7B current LCU2011: 3.5B current LCU2012: 3.6B current LCU2013: 3.8B current LCU2014: 4.0B current LCU2015: 4.0B current LCU2016: 4.2B current LCU2017: 4.4B current LCU2018: 4.8B current LCU2019: 5.4B current LCU2020: 6.0B current LCU2021: 7.4B current LCU2022: 7.6B current LCU2023: 7.9B current LCU2024: 8.1B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 8.15 billion current LCU for subsidies and other transfers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 105.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Latvia peaked at 8.15 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 334.99 million current LCU, in 1994.

That places Latvia 121st out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 752.04 million current LCU 334.99 million current LCU 1.13 billion current LCU 6
2000s 1.99 billion current LCU 1.04 billion current LCU 3.86 billion current LCU 10
2010s 4.13 billion current LCU 3.47 billion current LCU 5.38 billion current LCU 10
2020s 7.41 billion current LCU 6.00 billion current LCU 8.15 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.84 billion current LCU compare
  2. 119 Estonia 9.77 billion current LCU compare
  3. 120 Tajikistan 8.44 billion current LCU compare
  4. 122 Bhutan 6.96 billion current LCU compare
  5. 123 Maldives 6.83 billion current LCU compare
  6. 124 Vanuatu 6.71 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies and other transfers in Latvia?
Subsidies and other transfers in Latvia was 8.15 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 8.15 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 334.99 million current LCU in 1994.
How does Latvia rank for subsidies and other transfers?
Latvia ranks 121st out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 105.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 3,810 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.