Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Latvia
Latvia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Latvia, 1995–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.7% for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in 2025.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Latvia peaked at 7.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 2018.
That places Latvia 67th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -0.0% | — |
| 1996 | -0.8% | +8150.7% |
| 1997 | -0.6% | -21.7% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -253.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -75.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -62.7% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +1053.1% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | -149.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -251.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +125.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +151.5% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -61.6% |
| 2009 | -0.8% | -175.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -158.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +46.6% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +184.8% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +35.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -76.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +65.5% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +117.0% |
| 2018 | -0.9% | -148.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -128.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +119.9% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +1082.6% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | -106.3% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -639.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -75.5% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.8% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | -0.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -0.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -0.4% | 7.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0999 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 2,628 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0884 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 2,326 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.073 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,920 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 1,898 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 11.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1868 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 4,916 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Latvia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Latvia was 0.7% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 2018.
- How does Latvia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Latvia ranks 67th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.