Latvia vs United States of America: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Latvia
0.3861 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United States of America
0.376 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Latvia rank
166th
United States of America rank
169th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Latvia
  • United States of America
00.10.20.30.4198020022025

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.3861 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.376 current LCU per US$ of GDP in United States of America, a difference of 0.0101 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States of America ahead.

Latvia ranks 166th and United States of America ranks 169th of 195 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1313 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1313 current LCU per US$ of GDP Latvia
2000s 0.2891 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.315 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0259 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
2010s 0.3215 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3636 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0421 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
2020s 0.3921 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3965 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0043 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Latvia or United States of America?
Latvia, at 0.3861 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.376 current LCU per US$ of GDP in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Latvia and United States of America?
0.0101 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United States of America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Latvia and United States of America rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Latvia ranks 166th and United States of America ranks 169th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,484 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.