Food imports in Latvia
Latvia: Food imports was 17.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Latvia, 1994–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Latvia is 17.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Latvia peaked at 19.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2006.
Latvia ranks 78th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Food imports in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 10.5% | — |
| 1995 | 10.5% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | +23.6% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 10.5% | 13.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.4% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 13.4% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 14.9% | 19.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More private sector data for Latvia
- Merchandise trade 99.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 26.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.1% (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 imports in Latvia?
- Food imports in Latvia was 17.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for food imports?
- Latvia ranks 78th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.