
6.2.1 Aggregated indicators
Public (state) culture expenditure per capita in 2008 was 53 LVL (EUR 75.7). It corresponds to 0.74% of GDP. In 2009 the figure was 42.35 LVL (60.5 EUR) per capita, which corresponds to 0.73% of GDP. In 2010, public cultural expenditure per capita was 36.33 LVL (51.90 EUR), which corresponds 0.64% of GDP.
Table 5: Public cultural expenditure, 2002-2010
|
Indicator / year |
Public cultural expenditure per capita (in LVL) |
Public cultural expenditure per capita (in EUR) |
Share of cultural |
|
2002 |
10.20 |
14.60 |
2.63 |
|
2003 |
13.30 |
19.00 |
2.99 |
|
2004 |
18.00 |
25.70 |
2.74 |
|
2005 |
18.70 |
26.70 |
2.16 |
|
2006 |
29.75 |
42.50 |
2.03 |
|
2007 |
50.02 |
71.40 |
2.59 |
|
2008 |
53.00 |
75.40 |
2.80 |
|
2009 |
42.35 |
60.50 |
2.04 |
|
2010 |
36.33 |
51.90 |
1.86 |
Source: Central Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Culture.
Note: As no reliable information is available about other levels of public culture expenditure, the budget of the Ministry of Culture is considered as "public culture expenditure".
See
chapter 6.2.2 about the expenditure of municipalities.