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The latest figure for Latvia from every dataset that covers it, with its rank among the places that dataset compares and its distance from their median.
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol 95 | 1.868 €/l | 2 Nov 2026 | 13th highest of 27 | +0.005 €/l | EU lowest 1.340 €/lEU highest 2.498 €/l |
| Diesel | 2.099 €/l | 2 Nov 2026 | 13th lowest of 27 | −0.011 €/l | EU lowest 1.210 €/lEU highest 2.529 €/l |
| Heating oil | 1.863 €/l | 2 Nov 2026 | 9th highest of 27 | +0.203 €/l | EU lowest 1.000 €/lEU highest 2.490 €/l |
| LPG | 1.077 €/l | 2 Nov 2026 | 4th highest of 19 | +0.083 €/l | EU lowest 0.641 €/lEU highest 1.130 €/l |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol 95 tax share | 46.9% | 2 Nov 2026 | 11th lowest of 27 | −0.5 pp | EU lowest 31.2%EU highest 56.3% |
| Diesel tax share | 36.3% | 2 Nov 2026 | 11th lowest of 27 | −1.7 pp | EU lowest 25.1%EU highest 54.3% |
| Petrol 95 before tax | 0.991 €/l | 2 Nov 2026 | 13th highest of 27 | +0.004 €/l | EU lowest 0.586 €/lEU highest 1.281 €/l |
| Diesel before tax | 1.337 €/l | 2 Nov 2026 | 13th lowest of 27 | −0.005 €/l | EU lowest 0.553 €/lEU highest 1.506 €/l |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale day-ahead | 177.54 €/MWh | 23 Sep 2026 | 10th lowest of 25 | −10.26 €/MWh | EU lowest 128.90 €/MWhEU highest 239.22 €/MWh |
| Household retail | 0.2415 €/kWh | H1 2026 | 13th lowest of 27 | −0.0025 €/kWh | EU lowest 0.1139 €/kWhEU highest 0.3871 €/kWh |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household | 0.0812 €/kWh | H1 2026 | 11th lowest of 24 | −0.0040 €/kWh | EU lowest 0.0330 €/kWhEU highest 0.2201 €/kWh |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 0.1367 €/kWh | H1 2026 | 8th lowest of 27 | −0.0304 €/kWh | EU lowest 0.0928 €/kWhEU highest 0.2666 €/kWh |
| Gas | 0.0555 €/kWh | H1 2026 | 10th lowest of 25 | −0.0033 €/kWh | EU lowest 0.0438 €/kWhEU highest 0.1118 €/kWh |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 46.3% | 2025 | 4th highest of 27 | +22.4 pp | EU lowest 14.9%EU highest 65.4% |
| Electricity | 57.6% | 2025 | 10th highest of 27 | +12.0 pp | EU lowest 11.2%EU highest 90.8% |
| Transport | 8.8% | 2024 | 11th lowest of 27 | −0.7 pp | EU lowest 0.9%EU highest 26.4% |
| Heating and cooling | 61.8% | 2024 | 4th highest of 27 | +29.1 pp | EU lowest 7.9%EU highest 67.8% |
| Measure | Latest | Period | Rank | vs median | Among countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhouse gases | 6.24 t CO2e | 2024 | 62nd highest of 203 | +2.12 t CO2e | Lowest 0.09 t CO2eHighest 86.68 t CO2e |
| CO2 | 3.65 t CO2 | 2024 | 79th highest of 203 | +1.10 t CO2 | Lowest 0.00 t CO2Highest 82.84 t CO2 |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House prices | +11.4% | Q2 2026 | 8th highest of 26 | +4.0 pp | EU lowest −2.7%EU highest +16.5% |
| Rents | +1.1% | Sep 2026 | 2nd lowest of 27 | −2.6 pp | EU lowest −0.2%EU highest +39.5% |
| Mortgage rate | 4.56% | Sep 2026 | 1st highest of 21 | +1.12 pp | EU lowest 1.94%EU highest 4.56% |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone | 5.7% | 2025 | 12th lowest of 27 | −0.4 pp | EU lowest 2.4%EU highest 26.4% |
| At risk of poverty | 22.3% | 2025 | 12th lowest of 27 | −2.1 pp | EU lowest 7.6%EU highest 82.6% |
| Measure | Latest | Period | Rank | vs median | Among countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change on a year before | +11.4% | Q2 2026 | 12th highest of 57 | +6.1 pp | Lowest −5.9%Highest +25.1% |
| Price index (2010 = 100) | 290.6 index | Q2 2026 | 11th highest of 57 | +80.6 index | Lowest 102.3 indexHighest 4,838.7 index |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permits, index 2021 = 100 | 138.5 index | Q2 2026 | 7th highest of 27 | +47.3 index | EU lowest 32.6 indexEU highest 299.0 index |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All food and drinks | −4.8% | Sep 2026 | 2nd lowest of 27 | −4.6 pp | EU lowest −6.3%EU highest +4.0% |
| Bread and cereals | −2.9% | Sep 2026 | 3rd lowest of 27 | −2.5 pp | EU lowest −7.3%EU highest +3.9% |
| Meat | −5.3% | Sep 2026 | 5th lowest of 27 | −5.9 pp | EU lowest −7.0%EU highest +7.1% |
| Milk, cheese and eggs | −7.2% | Sep 2026 | 6th lowest of 27 | −6.1 pp | EU lowest −12.5%EU highest +6.3% |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly amount | 780 €/month | H2 2026 | 2nd lowest of 22 | −301 €/month | EU lowest 620 €/monthEU highest 2,771 €/month |
| In purchasing power | 938 PPS/month | H2 2026 | 2nd lowest of 22 | −390 PPS/month | EU lowest 935 PPS/monthEU highest 2,164 PPS/month |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single, no children | 19,035 €/year | 2025 | 6th lowest of 27 | −6,237 €/year | EU lowest 13,877 €/yearEU highest 55,877 €/year |
| Couple, two children | 21,765 €/year | 2025 | 5th lowest of 27 | −7,884 €/year | EU lowest 15,726 €/yearEU highest 80,254 €/year |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In euro | 13,983 €/year | 2025 | 7th lowest of 27 | −6,433 €/year | EU lowest 8,187 €/yearEU highest 50,046 €/year |
| In PPS | 17,097 PPS/year | 2025 | 7th lowest of 27 | −5,527 PPS/year | EU lowest 11,958 PPS/yearEU highest 37,673 PPS/year |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer loan rate | 12.16% | Sep 2026 | 2nd highest of 21 | +4.07 pp | EU lowest 4.29%EU highest 12.20% |
| 10-year bond yield | 4.15% | Sep 2026 | 10th highest of 27 | +0.22 pp | EU lowest 2.88%EU highest 6.71% |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 7.3% | Sep 2026 | 7th highest of 27 | +1.3 pp | EU lowest 2.8%EU highest 11.0% |
| Under 25 | 16.5% | Sep 2026 | 13th highest of 27 | +0.3 pp | EU lowest 7.5%EU highest 30.8% |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 78.3% | Q2 2026 | 13th lowest of 27 | −0.3 pp | EU lowest 68.2%EU highest 84.0% |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour cost per hour | 16.3 €/hour | 2025 | 4th lowest of 27 | −5.4 €/hour | EU lowest 12.0 €/hourEU highest 56.8 €/hour |
| Measure | Latest | Period | Rank | vs median | Among countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | +3.0% | Oct 2026 | 13th lowest of 50 | −0.5 pp | Lowest −0.5%Highest +33.5% |
| Measure | Latest | Period | Rank | vs median | Among countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP per person | ≈ €23,566 | 2025 | 63rd highest of 213 | +€15,081 | Lowest €209Highest €257,950 |
| Real GDP growth | +2.1% | 2025 | 73rd lowest of 213 | −1.1 pp | Lowest −13.5%Highest +19.3% |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer confidence | −10.4 balance | Oct 2026 | 10th highest of 27 | +8.6 balance | EU lowest −48.9 balanceEU highest 4.9 balance |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume index | 109.3 index | Sep 2026 | 12th highest of 27 | +1.6 index | EU lowest 93.9 indexEU highest 145.0 index |
| Change on a year before | +4.6% | Sep 2026 | 10th highest of 27 | +0.6 pp | EU lowest −2.4%EU highest +7.6% |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross debt | 46.2 % of GDP | 2025 | 10th lowest of 27 | −12.7 pp | EU lowest 24.0 % of GDPEU highest 145.4 % of GDP |
| Deficit or surplus | −2.5 % of GDP | 2025 | 14th highest of 27 | 0.0 pp | EU lowest −7.8 % of GDPEU highest 3.6 % of GDP |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&D spending | 1.00 % of GDP | 2025 | 5th lowest of 27 | −0.50 pp | EU lowest 0.46 % of GDPEU highest 3.52 % of GDP |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current account balance | −7.5 % of GDP | Q2 2026 | 4th lowest of 27 | −6.6 pp | EU lowest −12.7 % of GDPEU highest 13.0 % of GDP |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At risk of poverty or social exclusion | 24.7% | 2025 | 6th highest of 27 | +5.9 pp | EU lowest 11.5%EU highest 29.0% |
| Severe material and social deprivation | 4.8% | 2025 | 13th highest of 27 | +0.3 pp | EU lowest 1.9%EU highest 16.8% |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gini coefficient | 35.6 Gini | 2025 | 2nd highest of 27 | +6.4 Gini | EU lowest 23.0 GiniEU highest 37.7 Gini |
| Richest fifth over poorest fifth | 6.68 times | 2025 | 2nd highest of 27 | +2.08 times | EU lowest 3.25 timesEU highest 6.94 times |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree, age 25–34 | 44.7% | 2025 | 13th highest of 27 | +0.4 pp | EU lowest 23.0%EU highest 66.8% |
| Early school leavers, 18–24 | 8.8% | 2025 | 10th highest of 27 | +1.4 pp | EU lowest 2.1%EU highest 15.5% |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old-age dependency | 34.7 per 100 aged 15–64 | 2025 | 10th highest of 27 | +2.0 per 100 aged 15–64 | EU lowest 22.0 per 100 aged 15–64EU highest 39.0 per 100 aged 15–64 |
| Median age | 44.4 years | 2025 | 10th highest of 27 | +0.6 years | EU lowest 39.6 yearsEU highest 49.1 years |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homicides | 2.40 per 100,000 | 2024 | 2nd highest of 27 | +1.55 per 100,000 | EU lowest 0.30 per 100,000EU highest 2.63 per 100,000 |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 94.9% | 2025 | 13th lowest of 27 | −0.1 pp | EU lowest 87.2%EU highest 100.0% |
| Measure | Latest | Period | Rank | vs median | Among countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,847,785 people | 2025 | 67th lowest of 216 | −4,930,538 people | Lowest 9,492 peopleHighest 1,463,865,525 people |
| Fertility rate | 1.24 births per woman | 2024 | 23rd lowest of 216 | −0.66 births per woman | Lowest 0.58 births per womanHighest 6.03 births per woman |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All guests | 698,820 nights | Aug 2026 | 2nd lowest of 27 | −5,529,352 nights | EU lowest 543,139 nightsEU highest 98,806,146 nights |
| Guests from abroad | 432,550 nights | Aug 2026 | 1st lowest of 27 | −2,570,067 nights | EU lowest 432,550 nightsEU highest 47,105,148 nights |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric share | 7.1% | 2025 | 9th lowest of 27 | −2.9 pp | EU lowest 1.9%EU highest 67.8% |
| Electric cars | 1,612 cars | 2025 | 4th lowest of 27 | −11,894 cars | EU lowest 872 carsEU highest 545,142 cars |
| All new cars | 22,568 cars | 2025 | 4th lowest of 27 | −121,468 cars | EU lowest 6,537 carsEU highest 2,857,591 cars |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air passengers | 656,541 passengers | Jun 2026 | 5th lowest of 27 | −1,641,225 passengers | EU lowest 222,122 passengersEU highest 26,986,130 passengers |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flu-like illness | 15.0 per 100,000 | W44 2026 | 10th lowest of 23 | −10.4 per 100,000 | EU lowest 1.4 per 100,000EU highest 2,779.8 per 100,000 |
| Acute respiratory infection | 992.2 per 100,000 | W44 2026 | 7th highest of 20 | +403.0 per 100,000 | EU lowest 7.1 per 100,000EU highest 1,899.9 per 100,000 |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health spending | 8.4 % of GDP | 2024 | 10th lowest of 27 | −0.3 pp | EU lowest 5.9 % of GDPEU highest 12.7 % of GDP |
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant mortality | 1.5 per 1,000 births | 2024 | 2nd lowest of 27 | −1.8 per 1,000 births | EU lowest 1.4 per 1,000 birthsEU highest 6.6 per 1,000 births |
| Measure | Latest | Period | Rank | vs median | Among countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.4 years | 2024 | 94th highest of 216 | +1.7 years | Lowest 54.6 yearsHighest 86.5 years |
Sources: European Commission - Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER), licence CC BY 4.0 · Elering AS (Estonian TSO) · Eurostat, licence CC BY 4.0 · European Central Bank (ECB Data Portal), licence ECB reuse policy · Bank for International Settlements (BIS), licence BIS terms of use · World Bank (World Development Indicators), licence CC BY 4.0 · European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 5 Nov 2026.