Latvia vs OECD members: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Latvia
0.5406 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
OECD members
0.2187 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Latvia rank
31st
OECD members rank
30th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Latvia
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.5406 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2187 current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 0.3219 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Latvia's figure about 2.5 times OECD members's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 31st and OECD members ranks 30th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4027 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2437 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia
2000s 0.473 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1987 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2743 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia
2010s 0.5788 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2236 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3552 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia
2020s 0.6087 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2258 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3829 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Latvia or OECD members?
Latvia, at 0.5406 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2187 current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Latvia and OECD members?
0.3219 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and OECD members?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Latvia and OECD members rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Latvia ranks 31st and OECD members ranks 30th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.