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About

China-Latvia In 2022, China exported $1.1B to Latvia. The main products that China exported to Latvia are Broadcasting Equipment ($130M), Other Plastic Products ($63.7M), and Rubber Tires ($46.6M). During the last 27 years the exports of China to Latvia have increased at an annualized rate of 25.2%, from $2.53M in 1995 to $1.1B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Latvia.

Latvia-China In 2022, Latvia exported $240M to China. The main products that Latvia exported to China were Rough Wood ($60.4M), Peat ($50.6M), and Other Measuring Instruments ($14.2M). During the last 27 years the exports of Latvia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $13.1M in 1995 to $240M in 2022.

In 2020, Latvia exported services to China worth $46.8M, with Communications services ($40M), Other business services ($4.57M), and Travel ($1.14M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison In 2022,  China ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.01),  and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Latvia ranked 75 in total exports ($22.9B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, China exported $1.1B to Latvia. The main products exported from China to Latvia were Broadcasting Equipment ($130M), Other Plastic Products ($63.7M), and Rubber Tires ($46.6M). During the last 27 years the exports of China to Latvia have increased at an annualized rate of 25.2%, from $2.53M in 1995 to $1.1B in 2022.

In 2022, Latvia exported $240M to China. The main products exported from Latvia to China were Rough Wood ($60.4M), Peat ($50.6M), and Other Measuring Instruments ($14.2M). During the last 27 years the exports of Latvia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $13.1M in 1995 to $240M in 2022.

Exports from China (Flag) to Latvia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Latvia (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$551B
Latvia
Top Destination
Lithuania$4.09B

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Latvia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Latvia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2021, countries that imported more from China than Latvia were United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Latvia than China were Lithuania ($4.09B), Estonia ($2.26B), and Guam ($505k).

Difference in imports from Latvia (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Latvia

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Latvia by product, considering products traded by both, China and Latvia.

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Latvia in the exports of Machines ($525M), Plastics and Rubbers ($134M), and Chemical Products ($125M).

During 2022, Latvia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Wood Products ($75.3M), Mineral Products ($52M), and Metals ($29.9M).

Service Trade

Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, Latvia exported services to China worth $46.8M, with Communications services ($40M), Other business services ($4.57M), and Travel ($1.14M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Latvia (Flag) to China (Flag) (2020)

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more China has comparative advantage over Latvia. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Latvia has comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Latvia (Flag) (2022)

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