Latvia vs Least developed countries: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Latvia
85.9%
in 2023
Least developed countries
49.7%
in 2023
Latvia rank
37th
Least developed countries rank
40th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Latvia
  • Least developed countries
020406080100196019912023

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 85.9% against 49.7% in Least developed countries, a difference of 36.2%.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.7 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 37th and Least developed countries ranks 40th of 206 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 85.5% 75.6% 9.9% Latvia
2000s 92.1% 51.7% 40.4% Latvia
2010s 89.1% 49.5% 39.7% Latvia
2020s 88.0% 51.5% 36.5% Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Latvia or Least developed countries?
Latvia, at 85.9% against 49.7% in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Latvia and Least developed countries?
36.2%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Least developed countries?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Least developed countries rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Latvia ranks 37th and Least developed countries ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Latvia vs Least developed countries: Merchandise exports to high-income economies. Statizoid, drawing on Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-exports-to-high-income-economies-percent-of-total-merchandise-exports/latvia/least-developed-countries-un-classification/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-exports-to-high-income-economies-percent-of-total-merchandise-exports/latvia/least-developed-countries-un-classification/">Latvia vs Least developed countries: Merchandise exports to high-income economies</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,486 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.