LV · 2018 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Latvia, 2018
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
38.3%
Latvia, 2018
▼ 5.0% vs 2017 (40.3%)
Analysis
In 2018, Latvia's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 5.0% compared to 2017, reaching 38.3%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 79.5%.
Latvia ranks 21st 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 41.8% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
48.2%
EU-27: 79.5%
Latvia timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1