Human development index vs gdp per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.889 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.889
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
41st
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.889
in 2023
All-time low
0.686
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Latvia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index vs gdp per capita in Latvia stood at 0.889. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.889 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.686, in 1994.
Latvia ranks 41st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.736 | — |
| 1991 | 0.733 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.709 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.692 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.686 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.695 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.714 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.727 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.738 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.753 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.764 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.775 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.786 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.798 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.809 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.818 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.823 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.829 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.837 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.836 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.833 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.84 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.843 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.852 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.854 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.859 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.864 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.87 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.875 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.88 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.879 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.871 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.881 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.889 | +0.9% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.889 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 97% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.889 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 99% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7183 | 0.686 | 0.753 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8075 | 0.764 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.857 | 0.833 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.88 | 0.871 | 0.889 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 human development index vs gdp per capita in Latvia?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Latvia was 0.889 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.889 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.686 in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Latvia ranks 41st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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