International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Latvia
Latvia: International tourism, expenditures was 1.02 billion current US$ in 2007. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures in Latvia, 1995–2007
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Latvia is 1.02 billion current US$, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 29.6% on the previous year and up 169.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Latvia peaked at 1.02 billion current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 62.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Latvia 65th out of 192 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures in Latvia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 62.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 407.00 million current US$ | +556.5% |
| 1997 | 379.00 million current US$ | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 355.00 million current US$ | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 321.00 million current US$ | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 281.00 million current US$ | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 255.00 million current US$ | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 267.00 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 365.00 million current US$ | +36.7% |
| 2004 | 428.00 million current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 655.00 million current US$ | +53.0% |
| 2006 | 788.00 million current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 1.02 billion current US$ | +29.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1.02 billion current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 76% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1.02 billion current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 77% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +556.5% | 62.00 million current US$ | 407.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 304.80 million current US$ | 62.00 million current US$ | 407.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 507.50 million current US$ | 255.00 million current US$ | 1.02 billion current US$ | 8 |
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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Latvia?
- International tourism, expenditures in Latvia was 1.02 billion current US$ in 2007, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 billion current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Latvia ranks 65th out of 192 countries with data for 2007.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.