External finance, Overall in Latvia
Latvia: External finance, Overall was 1 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Latest (2014)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 90 countries
All-time high
1
in 1992
All-time low
0.875
in 1998
Years of data
23
1992–2014
External finance, Overall in Latvia, 1992–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1 for external finance, overall in 2014. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, overall in Latvia peaked at 1 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.875, in 1998.
That places Latvia 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
External finance, Overall in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | — |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.875 | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 1 | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.875 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 1 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9844 | 0.875 | 1 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9875 | 0.875 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 96.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 327.81 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.3105 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 239.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 203.25 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external finance, overall in Latvia?
- External finance, overall in Latvia was 1 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, overall recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1992.
- What is the lowest external finance, overall recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.875 in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for external finance, overall?
- Latvia ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, overall rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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