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About

Russia-Latvia Trade: In 2023, Russia exported $656M to Latvia. The main products that Russia exported to Latvia were Petroleum Gas ($147M), Other Vegetable Residues ($70.2M), and Electricity ($64M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Latvia have decreased at an annualized rate of 20%, from $2.01B in 2018 to $656M in 2023.

In 2020, Russia exported services to Latvia worth $311M, with Transportation ($167M), Computer and information services ($40.7M), and Other business services ($36.8M) being the largest in terms of value.

Latvia-Russia Trade: In 2023, Latvia exported $1.22B to Russia. The main products that Latvia exported to Russia were Hard Liquor ($255M), Wine ($155M), and Packaged Medicaments ($97M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Latvia to Russia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.73%,  from $1.02B in 2018 to $1.22B in 2023.

In 2020, Latvia exported services to Russia worth $267M, with Transportation ($144M), Travel ($38.8M), and Other business services ($30.8M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison In 2023,  Russia ranked 50 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.3),  and 18 in total exports ($394B). That same year, Latvia ranked 80 in total exports ($19.9B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Russia exported $656M to Latvia. The main products exported from Russia to Latvia were Petroleum Gas ($147M), Other Vegetable Residues ($70.2M), and Electricity ($64M). During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Latvia have decreased at an annualized rate of 20%, from $2.01B in 2018 to $656M in 2023.

In 2018, Latvia exported $1.22B to Russia. The main products exported from Latvia to Russia were Hard Liquor ($255M), Wine ($155M), and Packaged Medicaments ($97M). During the last 5 years the exports of Latvia to Russia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.73%, from $1.02B in 2023 to $1.22B in 2018.

Exports from Russia (Flag) to Latvia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Latvia (Flag) to Russia (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Russia
Top Destination
China$129B
Latvia
Top Destination
Lithuania$3.77B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Russia than Latvia included China ($129B), India ($66.1B), and Turkey ($31B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Latvia than Russia included Lithuania ($3.77B), Estonia ($1.26B), and Sweden ($1.06B).

Difference in imports from Latvia (Flag) and Russia (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Russia - Latvia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Russia had a large net trade with Latvia in the exports of Mineral Products ($279M), Vegetable Products ($145M), and Foodstuffs ($115M).

During 2018, Latvia had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of Foodstuffs ($529M), Chemical Products ($161M), and Textiles ($121M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Russia Latvia+$124MPetroleum Gas
Top Product Potential Latvia Russia+$47.8MPackaged 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 2020, Russia exported services to Latvia worth $311M, with Transportation ($167M), Computer and information services ($40.7M), and Other business services ($36.8M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Latvia exported services to Russia worth $267M, with Transportation ($144M), Travel ($38.8M), and Other business services ($30.8M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

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

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Russia (Flag) and Latvia (Flag) (2023)

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