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Latvia/ 6.2 Public cultural expenditure  

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
expenditure of total state expenditure (in%)

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.


Chapter published: 31-05-2012

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