Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Latvia
Latvia: Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data was 4.7 Balance in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Latvia, 1996–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Balance.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 4.7 Balance for retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in 2026.
That represents a change of up 149.5% on the previous year and up 182.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Latvia peaked at 28.3 Balance in 2006 and was at its lowest, -55 Balance, in 2008.
Latvia ranks 24th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Balance | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -16.4 Balance | — |
| 1997 | -6.4 Balance | -61.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6 Balance | -109.4% |
| 1999 | -5.4 Balance | -1000.0% |
| 2000 | 4.6 Balance | -185.2% |
| 2001 | -2.4 Balance | -152.2% |
| 2002 | 12.6 Balance | -625.0% |
| 2003 | 7.6 Balance | -39.7% |
| 2004 | 13.3 Balance | +75.0% |
| 2005 | 19 Balance | +42.9% |
| 2006 | 28.3 Balance | +48.9% |
| 2007 | 9.4 Balance | -66.8% |
| 2008 | -55 Balance | -685.1% |
| 2009 | -35.2 Balance | -36.0% |
| 2010 | -11.4 Balance | -67.6% |
| 2011 | -1.9 Balance | -83.3% |
| 2012 | -2.5 Balance | +31.6% |
| 2013 | 2.5 Balance | -200.0% |
| 2014 | -0.9 Balance | -136.0% |
| 2015 | -4.6 Balance | +411.1% |
| 2016 | -5.7 Balance | +23.9% |
| 2017 | -4.3 Balance | -24.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7 Balance | -139.5% |
| 2019 | -3.4 Balance | -300.0% |
| 2020 | -27.5 Balance | +708.8% |
| 2021 | -29.1 Balance | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 3 Balance | -110.3% |
| 2023 | -8.1 Balance | -370.0% |
| 2024 | -4.9 Balance | -39.5% |
| 2025 | -9.5 Balance | +93.9% |
| 2026 | 4.7 Balance | -149.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -1000.0% | 0.6 Balance | -5.4 Balance |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -6.9 Balance | -16.4 Balance | 0.6 Balance | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.22 Balance | -55 Balance | 28.3 Balance | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.05 Balance | -11.4 Balance | 2.5 Balance | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.2 Balance | -29.1 Balance | 4.7 Balance | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More trade data for Latvia
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - quarterly data 6,944 Current prices, million euro (2026)
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - annual data 26,484 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)
- Material import dependency 32.0% (2025)
- Sawnwood trade by species 115,571 Thousand euro (2024)
- Member States EU27 (from 2020) trade by BEC product group 1,749 (2026)
- Cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of 1,419 Thousand tonnes (2026)
- Intra and extra-EU trade in sporting goods by product 88,921 Thousand euro (2025)
- Intra and extra-EU trade in sporting goods by product and partner 16,356 Thousand euro (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Latvia?
- Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Latvia was 4.7 Balance in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3 Balance in 2006.
- What is the lowest retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -55 Balance in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data?
- Latvia ranks 24th out of 41 countries with data for 2026.
- Is retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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