Latvia - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Latvia was $25,674,160,000 as of 2021. Over the past 29 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $25,674,160,000 in 2021 and $996,593,200 in 1992.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1992 $996,593,200
1993 $1,256,067,000
1994 $1,618,986,000
1995 $2,193,168,000
1996 $2,820,386,000
1997 $3,066,548,000
1998 $3,630,603,000
1999 $3,339,300,000
2000 $2,778,470,000
2001 $3,190,744,000
2002 $3,676,243,000
2003 $5,208,468,000
2004 $7,498,245,000
2005 $9,707,592,000
2006 $13,105,260,000
2007 $17,847,730,000
2008 $18,720,520,000
2009 $11,698,660,000
2010 $13,334,530,000
2011 $18,152,300,000
2012 $18,846,560,000
2013 $19,583,560,000
2014 $20,089,260,000
2015 $16,893,680,000
2016 $16,632,980,000
2017 $19,010,120,000
2018 $21,376,810,000
2019 $20,766,920,000
2020 $19,972,350,000
2021 $25,674,160,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Latvia was $19,939,480,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $21,407,070,000 in 2018 and $2,275,391,000 in 1995.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1995 $2,275,391,000
1996 $2,953,175,000
1997 $3,181,699,000
1998 $3,677,527,000
1999 $3,377,902,000
2000 $3,561,697,000
2001 $4,044,696,000
2002 $4,459,958,000
2003 $5,717,025,000
2004 $7,827,519,000
2005 $9,737,186,000
2006 $13,025,680,000
2007 $17,797,780,000
2008 $18,615,160,000
2009 $11,673,200,000
2010 $13,258,870,000
2011 $18,053,570,000
2012 $18,813,180,000
2013 $19,561,430,000
2014 $20,111,520,000
2015 $16,896,450,000
2016 $16,641,650,000
2017 $18,966,750,000
2018 $21,407,070,000
2019 $20,771,260,000
2020 $19,939,480,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Latvia was 17,457,140,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,554,480,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,595,504,000 in 1995.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1995 1,595,504,000
1996 2,314,108,000
1997 2,629,992,000
1998 3,086,548,000
1999 2,812,441,000
2000 3,073,744,000
2001 3,613,531,000
2002 3,922,979,000
2003 4,648,513,000
2004 6,017,014,000
2005 7,823,829,000
2006 10,386,680,000
2007 13,011,950,000
2008 12,734,630,000
2009 8,397,703,000
2010 10,011,050,000
2011 12,986,930,000
2012 14,642,180,000
2013 14,732,870,000
2014 15,138,510,000
2015 15,228,710,000
2016 15,034,420,000
2017 16,789,470,000
2018 18,126,920,000
2019 18,554,480,000
2020 17,457,140,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Latvia was 20,312,990,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 20,826,350,000 in 2019 and 4,466,665,000 in 1995.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1995 4,466,665,000
1996 5,660,593,000
1997 5,917,282,000
1998 6,909,466,000
1999 6,549,842,000
2000 6,725,020,000
2001 7,776,765,000
2002 7,987,588,000
2003 8,935,329,000
2004 10,780,990,000
2005 12,619,710,000
2006 15,380,730,000
2007 18,064,070,000
2008 16,051,780,000
2009 11,092,680,000
2010 12,513,200,000
2011 15,363,750,000
2012 16,169,890,000
2013 16,149,300,000
2014 16,622,260,000
2015 16,896,450,000
2016 17,498,980,000
2017 18,995,430,000
2018 20,217,660,000
2019 20,826,350,000
2020 20,312,990,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Latvia was -2.46 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.73 in 1996 and a minimum value of -30.89 in 2009.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1996 26.73
1997 4.53
1998 16.77
1999 -5.20
2000 2.67
2001 15.64
2002 2.71
2003 11.87
2004 20.66
2005 17.06
2006 21.88
2007 17.45
2008 -11.14
2009 -30.89
2010 12.81
2011 22.78
2012 5.25
2013 -0.13
2014 2.93
2015 1.65
2016 3.57
2017 8.55
2018 6.43
2019 3.01
2020 -2.46

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Latvia was 18,308,030,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,770,710,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 4,025,789,000 in 1995.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1995 4,025,789,000
1996 5,101,872,000
1997 5,333,225,000
1998 6,227,477,000
1999 5,903,349,000
2000 6,061,236,000
2001 7,009,171,000
2002 7,199,184,000
2003 8,053,380,000
2004 9,716,867,000
2005 11,374,100,000
2006 13,862,590,000
2007 16,281,080,000
2008 14,467,420,000
2009 9,997,791,000
2010 11,278,100,000
2011 13,847,300,000
2012 14,573,870,000
2013 14,555,310,000
2014 14,981,580,000
2015 15,228,710,000
2016 15,771,770,000
2017 17,120,510,000
2018 18,222,100,000
2019 18,770,710,000
2020 18,308,030,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Latvia was 59.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 66.78 in 2012, while its lowest value was 39.30 in 1995.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1995 39.30
1996 49.42
1997 48.74
1998 51.32
1999 44.84
2000 44.75
2001 48.37
2002 46.67
2003 48.56
2004 54.22
2005 57.27
2006 60.39
2007 57.31
2008 51.92
2009 44.20
2010 55.35
2011 65.71
2012 66.78
2013 64.76
2014 64.08
2015 61.98
2016 59.26
2017 62.22
2018 62.18
2019 60.54
2020 59.15

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments