Latvia - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Latvia was 0.132 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 0.150 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.027 in 1993.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1993 0.027
1994 0.150
1995 0.114
1996 0.149
1997 0.116
1998 0.146
1999 0.137
2000 0.123
2001 0.124
2002 0.115
2003 0.102
2004 0.099
2005 0.083
2006 0.132
2007 0.096
2008 0.108
2009 0.146
2010 0.133
2011 0.113
2012 0.097
2013 0.127
2014 0.135
2015 0.104
2016 0.085
2017 0.094
2018 0.123
2019 0.112
2020 0.132

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Latvia was 18,363,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19,681,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 795,000,000 in 1992.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year Value
1992 795,000,000
1993 872,000,000
1994 1,251,000,000
1995 1,818,000,000
1996 2,320,000,000
1997 2,721,000,000
1998 3,191,000,000
1999 2,954,000,000
2000 3,202,000,000
2001 3,506,000,000
2002 4,046,000,000
2003 5,234,000,000
2004 7,096,000,000
2005 8,697,000,000
2006 11,541,000,000
2007 15,322,000,000
2008 16,143,000,000
2009 9,811,000,000
2010 11,691,000,000
2011 16,290,000,000
2012 17,227,000,000
2013 17,865,000,000
2014 17,964,000,000
2015 14,719,000,000
2016 14,434,000,000
2017 17,033,000,000
2018 19,681,000,000
2019 18,959,000,000
2020 18,363,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Latvia was 83.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 84.13 in 2016, while its lowest value was 43.95 in 1993.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1992 51.91
1993 43.95
1994 57.83
1995 69.07
1996 70.45
1997 78.17
1998 82.21
1999 82.49
2000 80.72
2001 82.25
2002 83.52
2003 82.16
2004 78.42
2005 80.23
2006 82.38
2007 82.39
2008 79.91
2009 80.56
2010 80.47
2011 81.39
2012 80.88
2013 82.74
2014 83.28
2015 82.50
2016 84.13
2017 84.01
2018 82.69
2019 83.87
2020 83.53

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Latvia was 16.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 100.00 in 1989, while its lowest value was 15.66 in 2002.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1989 100.00
1992 35.47
1993 39.60
1994 33.44
1995 29.54
1996 27.74
1997 21.71
1998 17.74
1999 17.49
2000 18.87
2001 16.88
2002 15.66
2003 17.39
2004 19.01
2005 19.76
2006 17.62
2007 17.61
2008 20.09
2009 19.44
2010 19.53
2011 18.61
2012 19.12
2013 17.26
2014 16.72
2015 17.50
2016 15.87
2017 15.99
2018 17.16
2019 16.13
2020 16.47

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Latvia was 5.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 100.00 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.23 in 1995.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1989 100.00
1992 0.63
1993 0.26
1994 0.40
1995 0.23
1996 0.25
1997 0.31
1998 0.56
1999 0.58
2000 0.85
2001 0.95
2002 1.22
2003 1.48
2004 1.41
2005 1.70
2006 1.89
2007 2.61
2008 2.55
2009 2.33
2010 2.79
2011 3.11
2012 3.25
2013 3.38
2014 3.42
2015 4.10
2016 4.12
2017 3.92
2018 3.94
2019 4.18
2020 5.23

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Latvia was 10.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 38.57 in 1993, while its lowest value was 10.56 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1992 34.15
1993 38.57
1994 30.88
1995 28.38
1996 26.00
1997 20.45
1998 16.57
1999 15.77
2000 17.62
2001 15.50
2002 13.93
2003 15.32
2004 17.16
2005 17.53
2006 15.07
2007 14.47
2008 16.93
2009 16.51
2010 16.11
2011 14.90
2012 15.32
2013 12.68
2014 12.73
2015 12.77
2016 11.16
2017 11.31
2018 12.41
2019 11.22
2020 10.56

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Latvia was 0.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 1.55 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.09 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1992 0.36
1993 0.40
1994 1.55
1995 0.61
1996 1.15
1997 0.64
1998 0.36
1999 0.09
2000 0.12
2001 0.15
2002 0.17
2003 0.23
2004 0.18
2005 0.22
2006 0.21
2007 0.17
2008 0.24
2009 0.13
2010 0.11
2011 0.19
2012 0.10
2013 0.66
2014 0.14
2015 0.19
2016 0.12
2017 0.15
2018 0.23
2019 0.22
2020 0.20

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Latvia was 0.046 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 0.804 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.012 in 1993.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1993 0.012
1994 0.054
1995 0.052
1996 0.046
1997 0.038
1998 0.050
1999 0.804
2000 0.021
2001 0.033
2002 0.060
2003 0.077
2004 0.044
2005 0.033
2006 0.105
2007 0.079
2008 0.095
2009 0.133
2010 0.120
2011 0.097
2012 0.077
2013 0.077
2014 0.058
2015 0.053
2016 0.041
2017 0.041
2018 0.046
2019 0.041
2020 0.046

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Latvia was 0.410 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 0.536 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.167 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1992 0.324
1993 0.308
1994 0.294
1995 0.210
1996 0.198
1997 0.174
1998 0.167
1999 0.171
2000 0.174
2001 0.176
2002 0.241
2003 0.228
2004 0.190
2005 0.242
2006 0.283
2007 0.236
2008 0.232
2009 0.266
2010 0.338
2011 0.271
2012 0.346
2013 0.407
2014 0.319
2015 0.333
2016 0.404
2017 0.536
2018 0.497
2019 0.425
2020 0.410

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Latvia was 0.031 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 0.272 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.017 in 1992.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1992 0.017
1993 0.044
1994 0.272
1995 0.056
1996 0.095
1997 0.104
1998 0.036
1999 0.067
2000 0.083
2001 0.065
2002 0.040
2003 0.051
2004 0.021
2005 0.039
2006 0.053
2007 0.049
2008 0.050
2009 0.059
2010 0.055
2011 0.038
2012 0.038
2013 0.045
2014 0.050
2015 0.050
2016 0.029
2017 0.035
2018 0.037
2019 0.050
2020 0.031

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Latvia was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 16.45 in 1993, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1989 0.00
1992 12.62
1993 16.45
1994 8.73
1995 1.39
1996 1.81
1997 0.11
1998 0.05
1999 0.03
2000 0.41
2001 0.88
2002 0.81
2003 0.45
2004 2.57
2005 0.01
2006 0.01
2007 0.00
2008 0.00
2009 0.00
2010 0.00
2011 0.00
2012 0.00
2013 0.00
2014 0.00
2015 0.00
2016 0.00
2017 0.00
2018 0.16
2019 0.00
2020 0.00

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Latvia was $18,414,680,000 as of 2020. Over the past 31 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $19,680,620,000 in 2018 and $3,000 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1989 $3,000
1992 $911,017,900
1993 $1,057,428,000
1994 $1,365,721,000
1995 $1,810,352,000
1996 $2,311,308,000
1997 $2,720,764,000
1998 $3,191,437,000
1999 $2,946,246,000
2000 $3,182,511,000
2001 $3,501,089,000
2002 $4,057,317,000
2003 $5,246,802,000
2004 $7,093,456,000
2005 $8,661,907,000
2006 $11,580,820,000
2007 $15,343,800,000
2008 $16,184,540,000
2009 $9,810,040,000
2010 $11,677,700,000
2011 $16,290,980,000
2012 $17,227,170,000
2013 $17,868,850,000
2014 $17,963,680,000
2015 $14,718,770,000
2016 $14,428,140,000
2017 $17,032,750,000
2018 $19,680,620,000
2019 $18,958,590,000
2020 $18,414,680,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports