LV · 2017 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Latvia, 2017
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
40.3%
Latvia, 2017
▼ 3.4% vs 2016 (41.7%)
Analysis
In 2017, Latvia's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 3.4% compared to 2016, reaching 40.3%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 81.5%.
Latvia ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 8.4% (from 44.0% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
49.4%
EU-27: 81.5%
Latvia timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1