Medical technology - historical data in Latvia
Latvia: Medical technology - historical data was 71 Number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
71 Number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 42 countries
All-time high
76 Number
in 2017
All-time low
21 Number
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Medical technology - historical data in Latvia, 2000–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2020, medical technology - historical data in Latvia stood at 71 Number.
That represents a change of up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical technology - historical data in Latvia peaked at 76 Number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21 Number, in 2000.
That places Latvia 31st out of 42 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Medical technology - historical data in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21 Number | — |
| 2001 | 21 Number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21 Number | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31 Number | +47.6% |
| 2004 | 34 Number | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 41 Number | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 41 Number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48 Number | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 52 Number | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 55 Number | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 61 Number | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 64 Number | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 66 Number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 70 Number | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 72 Number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 73 Number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 71 Number | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 76 Number | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 74 Number | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 71 Number | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 71 Number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5 Number | 21 Number | 55 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.8 Number | 61 Number | 76 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 71 Number | 71 Number | 71 Number | 1 |
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)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 6,990 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical technology - historical data in Latvia?
- Medical technology - historical data in Latvia was 71 Number in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest medical technology - historical data recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 76 Number in 2017.
- What is the lowest medical technology - historical data recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 Number in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for medical technology - historical data?
- Latvia ranks 31st out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is medical technology - historical data rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 Medical technology - historical data (1980-2016). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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