Share of imports that come from China in Latvia
Latvia: Share of imports that come from China was 4.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Latvia, 1992–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 4.3% for share of imports that come from china in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Latvia peaked at 4.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1993.
Latvia ranks 187th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2% | — |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -73.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +137.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -20.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +51.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +49.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +97.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +45.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +36.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +38.1% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +28.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | +14.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 46% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 4.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.8%, 44% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +137.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 6 |
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 share of imports that come from china in Latvia?
- Share of imports that come from china in Latvia was 4.3% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
- How does Latvia rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Latvia ranks 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.