Stock market return in Latvia
Latvia: Stock market return was 14.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Latvia, 2001–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market return in Latvia is 14.9%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 282.0% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Latvia peaked at 50.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -45.5%, in 2009.
Latvia ranks 56th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market return in Latvia, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 38.5% | — |
| 2002 | 13.1% | -65.9% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | +70.9% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +60.1% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +40.0% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | -57.8% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -43.9% |
| 2008 | -30.8% | -358.2% |
| 2009 | -45.5% | +47.9% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | -185.8% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -67.4% |
| 2012 | -5.7% | -145.0% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -320.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -93.3% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +1018.1% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +294.4% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -69.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -92.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +322.7% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +282.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | -45.5% | 50.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | -5.7% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 3.9% | 14.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Latvia
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0673 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,770 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,041 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,410 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,406 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 4.45 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Latvia?
- Stock market return in Latvia was 14.9% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.5% in 2009.
- How does Latvia rank for stock market return?
- Latvia ranks 56th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Bloomberg, published as part of Stock market return (%, year-on-year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Stock market return is the growth rate of annual average stock market index. Annual average stock market index is constructed by taking the average of the daily stock market indexes available at Bloomberg.