GERD as a percentage of GDP in Latvia
Latvia: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.8% in 2023. β² Rising
GERD as a percentage of GDP in Latvia, 1996β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gerd as a percentage of gdp in Latvia is 0.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in Latvia peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.
That places Latvia 45th out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More science & technology data for Latvia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.22 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,736 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in Latvia?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in Latvia was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
- How does Latvia rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- Latvia ranks 45th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release