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Vehicle registrations - Latvia. May of 2020

Drop in number of Latvians passenger car registrations

In May, vehicle registrations in Latvia fell by 54.84% with respect to May of 2019. In total, 951 cars were registered and 17,004 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 21.23% less than the year before.

The breakdown of car sales figures for the month of May is:

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 207, 38.76% less than in May of 2019.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 744, which represents a figure of 57.92% less than in May of 2019.

Latvia is the 85th-placed country in ranking of 137 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.

A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Latvians residents, when compared to the other countries in the ranking, is the number of vehicles sold or registered per thousand residents in the last year. With annual sales of 8.91 cars per 1,000 residents, 0.5 of them in the last month, Latvia, occupies 56th place in the ranking.

As can be seen, the number of registrations per thousand residents has fallen in the last year. A drop in registrations generally indicates a fall in consumer confidence and, when it is sustained, a recession in the real economy.

Changes in Latvian vehicle registration numbers are shown in the tables below. As several studies indicate, these changes are very much related to changes in GDP and, hence, to a country's economic situation. Sales have grown since 2010, as 5,531 were produced that year as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 2.61.

Here we show you the progression of vehicle registrations in Latvia. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about Latvia in en Latvian economy.

Latvia - New motor vehicle registrations
DateCommercial vehicles MonthPassengers vehicles MonthMonthly vehicle salesMonthly Vehicles/ 1,000 p.Commercial vehicles YearPassengers vehicles YearAnnual vehicle salesAnnual Vehicles/ 1,000 p.
May 20202077449510.503,32113,94417,0048.91
April 20201886838710.463,45214,96818,1599.52
March 20202011,0671,2680.663,56515,92919,23310.08
February 20202381,3191,5570.823,72016,48019,93910.45
January 20202471,4841,7310.913,77416,46419,97710.47
December 20193081,2601,5680.823,91116,52020,17010.57
November 20192941,2961,5900.833,94016,33120,01010.42
October 20193281,5701,8980.994,02616,37620,14110.49
September 20193531,2831,6360.854,12516,11519,97910.41
August 20192614,124
July 20193001,6261,9261.004,21817,52321,74111.32
June 20193961,6122,0081.054,19017,29421,48411.19
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Latvia - New motor vehicle registrations
Latvia - New motor vehicle registrations