Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Latvia
Latvia: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 38.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Latvia, 1999–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Latvia is 38.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 765.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Latvia peaked at 38.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
That places Latvia 9th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.0% | — |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +70.8% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +40.6% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +148.4% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +43.7% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +31.9% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 4.5% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 38.7% | 38.7% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Latvia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 8,595 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3645 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -4.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 7.49 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 682.52 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.77 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 4.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 4.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,406 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Latvia?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Latvia was 38.7% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Latvia ranks 9th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 765.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.