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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.

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.

Comparison In 2022,  Latvia ranked 75 in total exports ($22.9B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

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 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 2017, 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 2022 to $1.1B in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Latvia (Flag) and China (Flag)

Latvia Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Latvia than China included Lithuania ($4.09B), Estonia ($2.26B), and Guam ($505k).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Latvia - China

Flow
Scale

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

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).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Latvia in the exports of Machines ($525M), Plastics and Rubbers ($134M), and Chemical Products ($125M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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