Latvia/ 6.2 Public cultural expenditure 
6.2.3 Sector breakdown
Information is not updated due to the limited availability of the financial data.
Please, address the Ministry of Culture (http://www.km.gov.lv) for further information.
Table 5: State cultural expenditure: by sector, by level of government, in LVL, 2007
Field / Domain / Sub-domain |
Direct expenditure and transfers to institutions |
Transfers (to other levels of government) |
Total |
% |
Cultural Goods |
46 052 606 |
700 000 |
46 752 606 |
36% |
Cultural heritage |
15 454 112 |
- |
15 454 112 |
11.76 |
Historical Monuments |
2 695 626 |
- |
2 695 626 |
2.05 |
Museums |
12 758 486 |
- |
12 758 486 |
9.71 |
Archives |
6 080 805 |
- |
6 080 805 |
4.63 |
Libraries |
24 517 689 |
700 000 |
25 217 689 |
19.19 |
Arts |
17 672 165 |
- |
17 672 165 |
13% |
Visual Arts (including design) |
665 382 |
- |
665 382 |
0.51 |
Performing Arts |
17 006 782 |
- |
17 006 782 |
12.94 |
Music |
9 852 359 |
- |
9 852 359 |
7.50 |
Theatre and Musical Theatre |
7 154 423 |
- |
7 154 423 |
5.44 |
Media |
17 418 263 |
- |
17 418 263 |
13% |
Books and Press |
1 427 064 |
- |
1 427 064 |
1.09 |
Books |
1 105 749 |
- |
1 105 749 |
0.84 |
Press |
321 315 |
- |
321 315 |
0.24 |
Audio, Audiovisual |
15 991 199 |
- |
15 991 199 |
12.17 |
Cinema |
2 435 895 |
- |
2 435 895 |
1.85 |
Radio |
4 819 891 |
- |
4 819 891 |
3.67 |
Television |
8 735 413 |
- |
8 735 413 |
6.65 |
Other |
48 830 065 |
746 922 |
49 576 987 |
38% |
Interdisciplinary |
32 489 559 |
746 922 |
33 236 481 |
25.29 |
Socio-cultural |
4 235 229 |
746 922 |
4 982 151 |
3.79 |
Cultural Relations Abroad |
- |
- |
- |
0.00 |
Educational Activities |
28 254 330 |
|
28 254 330 |
21.50 |
Not allocated by domain |
16 340 507 |
- |
16 340 507 |
12.43 |
TOTAL |
129 973 099 |
1 446 922 |
131 420 021 |
100 |
Source: Information and Analysis Unit of the Ministry of Culture, 2008.
Note: The budget of the Ministry of Culture and other ministries, including the Culture Capital Foundation and state transfers to the National Broadcasting Council.
Chapter published: 08-10-2014