Food exports in Latvia
Latvia: Food exports was 22.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Latvia, 1994–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Latvia stood at 22.1%.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Latvia peaked at 22.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
That places Latvia 79th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Food exports in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 12.5% | — |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | -27.2% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -38.9% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +53.5% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +26.5% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 22.1% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 6.2% | 15.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 5.7% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 15.2% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 18.0% | 22.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More private sector data for Latvia
- Merchandise trade 99.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 26.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 22.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 11,972 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.455 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 14,225 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Latvia?
- Food exports in Latvia was 22.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for food exports?
- Latvia ranks 79th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.