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About

Romania-Latvia Trade: In 2023, Romania exported $83.7M to Latvia. The main products that Romania exported to Latvia were Packaged Medicaments ($18.2M), Rolled Tobacco ($11M), and Other Heating Machinery ($3.88M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Latvia have increased at an annualized rate of 20.8%, from $32.6M in 2018 to $83.7M in 2023.

In 2020, Romania exported services to Latvia worth $7.65M, with Transportation ($2.17M), Communications services ($1.6M), and Other business services ($1.6M) being the largest in terms of value.

Latvia-Romania Trade: In 2023, Latvia exported $68.9M to Romania. The main products that Latvia exported to Romania were Hard Liquor ($4.83M), Iron Structures ($4.11M), and Integrated Circuits ($3.27M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Latvia to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 15.9%,  from $33M in 2018 to $68.9M in 2023.

In 2020, Latvia exported services to Romania worth $4.57M, with Other business services ($3.43M) and Travel ($1.14M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison In 2023,  Romania ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.02),  and 41 in total exports ($104B). 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, Romania exported $83.7M to Latvia. The main products exported from Romania to Latvia were Packaged Medicaments ($18.2M), Rolled Tobacco ($11M), and Other Heating Machinery ($3.88M). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Latvia have increased at an annualized rate of 20.8%, from $32.6M in 2018 to $83.7M in 2023.

In 2018, Latvia exported $68.9M to Romania. The main products exported from Latvia to Romania were Hard Liquor ($4.83M), Iron Structures ($4.11M), and Integrated Circuits ($3.27M). During the last 5 years the exports of Latvia to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 15.9%, from $33M in 2023 to $68.9M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Romania (Flag) and Latvia (Flag)

Romania Exports

Latvia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Romania
Top Destination
Germany$19.9B
Latvia
Top Destination
Lithuania$3.77B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Romania than Latvia included Germany ($19.9B), Italy ($10.2B), and France ($6.5B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Latvia than Romania included Lithuania ($3.77B), Estonia ($1.26B), and Russia ($1.22B).

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

Comparative Advantage Romania - Latvia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Romania had a large net trade with Latvia in the exports of Chemical Products ($24.8M), Machines ($19.7M), and Foodstuffs ($12.2M).

During 2018, Latvia had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Foodstuffs ($11.6M), Machines ($10.5M), and Chemical Products ($7.57M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Romania Latvia+$2.53MCars
Top Product Potential Latvia Romania+$2.74MTelephones

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, Romania exported services to Latvia worth $7.65M, with Transportation ($2.17M), Communications services ($1.6M), and Other business services ($1.6M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Latvia exported services to Romania worth $4.57M, with Other business services ($3.43M) and Travel ($1.14M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

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

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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