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About

United Kingdom-Latvia Trade: In 2022, United Kingdom exported $346M to Latvia. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Latvia were Hard Liquor ($128M), Cars ($38.1M), and Aircraft Parts ($7.92M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Latvia have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.73%, from $465M in 2017 to $346M in 2022.

In 2019, United Kingdom exported services to Latvia worth $128M, with Travel ($105M), Other business services ($8.96M), and Government services, n.i.e. ($3.81M) being the largest in terms of value.

Latvia-United Kingdom Trade: In 2022, Latvia exported $1.19B to United Kingdom. The main products that Latvia exported to United Kingdom were Sawn Wood ($488M), Fuel Wood ($253M), and Rapeseed ($33.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Latvia to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 10.3%,  from $731M in 2017 to $1.19B in 2022.

In 2020, Latvia exported services to United Kingdom worth $243M, with Transportation ($95.9M), Other business services ($57.1M), and Computer and information services ($32M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison In 2022,  United Kingdom ranked 12 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.42),  and 14 in total exports ($469B). 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, United Kingdom exported $346M to Latvia. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Latvia were Hard Liquor ($128M), Cars ($38.1M), and Aircraft Parts ($7.92M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Latvia have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.73%, from $465M in 2017 to $346M in 2022.

In 2017, Latvia exported $1.19B to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Latvia to United Kingdom were Sawn Wood ($488M), Fuel Wood ($253M), and Rapeseed ($33.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Latvia to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 10.3%, from $731M in 2022 to $1.19B in 2017.

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Latvia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Latvia (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Kingdom
Top Destination
United States$61.8B
Latvia
Top Destination
Lithuania$4.09B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Latvia included United States ($61.8B), Netherlands ($41.9B), and Germany ($40.6B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Latvia than United Kingdom included Lithuania ($4.09B), Estonia ($2.26B), and Belarus ($194M).

Difference in imports from Latvia (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United Kingdom - Latvia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Latvia in the exports of Foodstuffs ($135M), Transportation ($61.2M), and Machines ($42.5M).

During 2017, Latvia had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Wood Products ($861M), Machines ($61.6M), and Vegetable Products ($40M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential United Kingdom Latvia+$18.9MCars
Top Product Potential Latvia United Kingdom+$17MPackaged Medicaments

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 2019, United Kingdom exported services to Latvia worth $128M, with Travel ($105M), Other business services ($8.96M), and Government services, n.i.e. ($3.81M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Latvia exported services to United Kingdom worth $243M, with Transportation ($95.9M), Other business services ($57.1M), and Computer and information services ($32M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Latvia (Flag) (2019)

Services Exports from Latvia (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of United Kingdom (Flag) and Latvia (Flag) (2022)

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