Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Latvia

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Latvia in 2025 — 99.56%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 189. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 43.88 pp.

2025 99.56% −1.26 pp vs 2024
World rank 25of 189
Period maximum 139.21%2022
Period minimum 55.69%1995

Trend over time

1995–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Latvia, 1995–20255075100125150199519982001200420072010201320162019202220251995: 55.69%1996: 64.89%1997: 69.19%1998: 71.72%1999: 63.86%2000: 65.32%2001: 67.23%2002: 68.45%2003: 72.28%2004: 80.31%2005: 84.98%2006: 86.6%2007: 80.32%2008: 77.01%2009: 68.17%2010: 90.43%2011: 110.7%2012: 115.57%2013: 110.91%2014: 107.93%2015: 102.51%2016: 98.57%2017: 106.02%2018: 107.82%2019: 104.73%2020: 104.19%2021: 118.58%2022: 139.21%2023: 115.04%2024: 100.82%2025: 99.56%
Change over the period: +43.88 pp Annual average: 1.46 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 99.56%
World 43.89%
Northern Europe computed 47.62%
High-income countries computed 44.15%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 99.56 −1.26 pp
2024 100.82 −14.22 pp
2023 115.04 −24.17 pp
2022 139.21 +20.62 pp
2021 118.58 +14.39 pp
2020 104.19 −0.54 pp
2019 104.73 −3.09 pp
2018 107.82 +1.8 pp
2017 106.02 +7.45 pp
2016 98.57 −3.94 pp
2015 102.51 −5.43 pp
2014 107.93 −2.98 pp
2013 110.91 −4.67 pp
2012 115.57 +4.87 pp
2011 110.7 +20.27 pp
2010 90.43 +22.27 pp
2009 68.17 −8.84 pp
2008 77.01 −3.31 pp
2007 80.32 −6.28 pp
2006 86.6 +1.61 pp
2005 84.98 +4.67 pp
2004 80.31 +8.04 pp
2003 72.28 +3.83 pp
2002 68.45 +1.22 pp
2001 67.23 +1.91 pp
2000 65.32 +1.47 pp
1999 63.86 −7.87 pp
1998 71.72 +2.54 pp
1997 69.19 +4.3 pp
1996 64.89 +9.2 pp
1995 55.69

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.