Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Latvia
Latvia: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 21.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Latvia, 1992–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Latvia is 21.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Latvia peaked at 82.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2025.
Latvia ranks 137th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 82.3% | — |
| 1993 | 72.7% | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 64.5% | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 68.2% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 24.5% | -64.1% |
| 1997 | 31.4% | +28.1% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | -6.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 21.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.2%, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 21.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.3%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) 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 | -64.1% | 68.2% | 24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.4% | 24.5% | 82.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 24.4% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 28.8% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 21.4% | 24.9% | 6 |
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 transport services in Latvia?
- Transport services in Latvia was 21.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for transport services?
- Latvia ranks 137th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.