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Latvia · LVA · Europe

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Risk Score

Guarded→ Stable

Risk Factors

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Overview

Latvia is a Baltic state and member of the European Union and NATO, having successfully transitioned from a Soviet-era planned economy to a market-oriented one. It boasts a strategic location and a growing services sector, but faces demographic challenges.

Leadership

Edgars Rinkēvičs

President

GOVERNMENT: Unitary parliamentary republic

Evika Siliņa

Baiba Braže

Arvils Ašeradens

Economy

GDP

$49.0B

GDP per Capita

$27.0K

GDP Growth

+2.8%

Inflation

2.3%

Unemployment

6.2%

ServicesManufacturingAgricultureWood Products

Trade

Key Exports

Wood and Wood ProductsMachinery and EquipmentMetalsAgricultural ProductsTextiles

Key Imports

MachineryVehiclesChemicalsFuelsFoodstuffs

Top Partners

LithuaniaEstoniaGermanyPolandSweden

Headlines (8)

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headtopics13h ago

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gjepc_org13h ago

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err_ee13h ago

Media executives: Foreign-language dubbing ban harms economy, security

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techtarget13h ago

Ukraine’s tech industry still stands strong

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