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About

China-Latvia Trade: In 2022, China exported $1.1B to Latvia. The main products that China exported to Latvia were Broadcasting Equipment ($130M), Other Plastic Products ($63.7M), and Rubber Tires ($46.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Latvia have increased at an annualized rate of 5.01%, from $865M in 2017 to $1.1B in 2022.

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

Latvia-China Trade: 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). Over the past 5 years the exports of Latvia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 6.51%,  from $175M in 2017 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 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12),  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 5 years the exports of China to Latvia have increased at an annualized rate of 5.01%, from $865M in 2017 to $1.1B in 2022.

In 2017, 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 5 years the exports of Latvia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 6.51%, from $175M in 2022 to $240M in 2017.

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 2022, countries that imported more from China than Latvia included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Latvia than China included 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 2017, Latvia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Wood Products ($75.3M), Mineral Products ($52M), and Metals ($29.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Latvia+$94.5MTelephones
Top Product Potential Latvia China+$20.8MSawn Wood

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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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)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Latvia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Latvia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Latvia indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

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

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