Material import dependency in Latvia
Latvia: Material import dependency was 32.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
32.0%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
21st
of 35 countries
All-time high
32.9%
in 2018
All-time low
23.2%
in 1999
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Material import dependency in Latvia, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material import dependency in Latvia stood at 32.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material import dependency in Latvia peaked at 32.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1999.
That places Latvia 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 23.2% | 27.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 24.5% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 26.4% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 31.0% | 32.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More trade data for Latvia
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - quarterly data 6,710 Current prices, million euro (2026)
- Lead time to export, median case 1 days (2018)
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - annual data 26,923 Current prices, million euro (2025)
- Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 2,344 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Exports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 671.98 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data 20.2 Balance (2026)
- Sawnwood trade by species 115,571 Thousand euro (2024)
- Member States EU27 (from 2020) trade by BEC product group 1,741 (2026)
- Intra and Extra-EU trade by Member State and by product group 83.7 (2025)
- Cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of 1,234 Thousand tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material import dependency in Latvia?
- Material import dependency in Latvia was 32.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material import dependency recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest material import dependency recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1999.
- How does Latvia rank for material import dependency?
- Latvia ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material import dependency rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Material import dependency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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