Foreign direct investment, net in Latvia
Latvia: Foreign direct investment, net was 72.46 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. β Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net in Latvia, 1992β2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 72.46 million BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 105.8% on the previous year and up 110.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net in Latvia peaked at 72.46 million BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.94 billion BoP, current US$, in 2007.
Latvia ranks 33rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -265.97 million BoP, current US$ | -514.97 million BoP, current US$ | -27.29 million BoP, current US$ | 8 |
| 2000s | -650.70 million BoP, current US$ | -1.94 billion BoP, current US$ | -43.65 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -669.97 million BoP, current US$ | -1.41 billion BoP, current US$ | -90.06 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -840.08 million BoP, current US$ | -1.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 72.46 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 30 Qatar 310.99 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 259.26 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 32 Aruba 192.34 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 34 Afghanistan 24.26 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 35 Sao Tome and Principe 20.51 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 36 Solomon Islands 19.91 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Latvia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -4.58 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.75 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 16,892 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 9.99 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 31.21 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 16,892 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 849.88 million current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 919.89 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.62 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net in Latvia?
- Foreign direct investment, net in Latvia was 72.46 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.46 million BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.94 billion BoP, current US$ in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for foreign direct investment, net?
- Latvia ranks 33rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.