High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of in Latvia
Latvia: High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of was 8.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of in Latvia, 2007–2022
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 8.7% for high-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of in Latvia peaked at 12.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2007.
Latvia ranks 19th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.6% | — |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +40.1% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +25.2% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 4.8% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.7% | 11.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More science & technology data for Latvia
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 19.5 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 11 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 41 Patents (2023)
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- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 6,990 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of in Latvia?
- High-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of in Latvia was 8.7% in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest high-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for high-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of?
- Latvia ranks 19th out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
- Is high-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of total exports (from 2007, SITC Rev. 4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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