Latvia Economic and Fiscal Outlook
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS IN
thus building
2023
2024
Moderate deficits and solid growth during 2012 -2019
contributed to debt reduction by 10 pp in 8 years
fiscal buffer for next crises
SOLID GROWTH, FISCAL BUFFERS AND HIGH
PREVIOUS YEARS
Moderate deficits and solid growth during 2012 -2019 contributed to public debt reduction
Since 1995 Latvia's GDP per capita (PPS, 1995=1) has
experienced significant increase relative to EU average
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
Change in GDP per capita (1995=1) current prices, purchasing
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
power standard (PPS, EU27 from 2020)
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
0.2
-1.4-1.2 -1.6 -1.4
-0.8 -0.8 -0.6
-4.3
ון!
2.0
0.0
- 2.0
Latvia
- 4.0
-4.3
- 6.0
European Union - 27
countries (from 2020)
- 8.0
- 10.0
- 12.0
Source: Eurostat
Debt reduction has been achieved without compromising
levels of public investment, which is above EU average, even
netting out EU support
6.0
5.0
4.0
ン
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
13
Source: Eurostat
2018
-4.5
-2.4
-1.8
-6.5
-7.2
2025
-9.5 ■Deficit excluding support measures Support measures (COVID, energy)
Source: Eurostat, Latvia Stability Program - April 2022
-8.6
43.3 44.8
42.0
Source: Eurostat, the Treasury forecast on 26.09.2022.
60.0
LV Gross fixed capital
50.0
formation, % of GDP
40.0
30.0
LV gross fixed capital net of
18.5
LV capital transfers
20.0
11.9
revevable from EU
10.0
8.4
insitutions, % of GDP
10.0
EU27 Gross fixed capital
0.0
formation, % of GDP
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
47.7
45.1
42.4
40.4
41.6
37.1
36.7
2013
2014
2015
2016
Latvia general government debt development (% of GDP)
40.4 39.0 37.1 36.7
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
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2019
2020
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