International tourism, number of departures in Latvia
Latvia: International tourism, number of departures was 690,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, number of departures in Latvia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 690,000 for international tourism, number of departures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 71.1% on the previous year and down 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Latvia peaked at 3.78 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 690,000, in 2020.
That places Latvia 74th out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.81 million | — |
| 1996 | 1.80 million | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.88 million | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.96 million | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 2.26 million | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 2.60 million | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 2.70 million | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.31 million | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 2.29 million | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.46 million | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 2.96 million | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 3.15 million | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 3.40 million | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 3.78 million | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 3.27 million | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 3.33 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.26 million | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.83 million | -43.8% |
| 2013 | 1.78 million | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.85 million | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.72 million | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 1.94 million | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 2.06 million | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.17 million | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 2.38 million | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 690,000 | -71.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 690,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.67 million, 26% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 690,000 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.87 million, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, number of departures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -71.1% | 2.38 million | 690,000 |
| 2012 | -43.8% | 3.26 million | 1.83 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.94 million | 1.80 million | 2.26 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.89 million | 2.29 million | 3.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 million | 1.72 million | 3.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 690,000 | 690,000 | 690,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More private sector data for Latvia
- Merchandise trade 99.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 26.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 7.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 55.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 22.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 9.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 11,972 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Latvia?
- International tourism, number of departures in Latvia was 690,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 690,000 in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Latvia ranks 74th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.