Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Latvia
Latvia: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 49.68 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Latvia, 1990–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 49.68 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Latvia peaked at 49.68 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.37, in 1990.
That places Latvia 110th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.37 | — |
| 1991 | 9.67 | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 15.36 | +58.9% |
| 1993 | 18.67 | +21.6% |
| 1994 | 19.2 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 20.03 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 20.28 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 19.7 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 18.94 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 18.88 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 18.51 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 18.12 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 17.46 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 16.71 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 17.09 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 17.74 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 18.01 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 19.45 | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 24.67 | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 33.29 | +35.0% |
| 2010 | 38.63 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 39.17 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 40.89 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 43.09 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 45.15 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 45.78 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 47.18 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 46.95 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 47.4 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 49.68 | +4.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 49.68 is below the median for high income countries, which is 56.37, 88% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 49.68 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.05, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +58.9% | 9.67 | 15.36 |
| 2009 | +35.0% | 24.67 | 33.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.91 | 8.37 | 20.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.1 | 16.71 | 33.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.39 | 38.63 | 49.68 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Latvia?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Latvia was 49.68 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.68 in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.37 in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- Latvia ranks 110th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.