Latvia Latvia - New motor vehicle registrations

Subscribe to our free email alert service

Vehicle registrations - Latvia. December of 2006

Latvians passenger car registrations rise

In December, vehicle registrations in Latvia grew by 68.78% with respect to December of 2005. In total, 3,362 cars were registered and 30,443 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 55.01% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 541, 122.63% more than in December of 2005.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 2,821, which represents a figure of 61.29% more than in December of 2005.

Latvia is the 70th-placed country in ranking of 132 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 13.78 cars per 1,000 residents, 1.52 of them in the last month, Latvia, occupies 44th place in the ranking.

As can be seen, the number of registrations per thousand residents has grown in the last year. The increase in this figure is positive, as it generally indicates improved public confidence in the country's economy.

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.
December 20065412,8213,3621.524,86125,58230,44313.78
November 20063402,7253,0651.384,56324,51029,07313.05
October 20065292,3742,9031.304,53123,45127,98212.56
September 20065602,1312,6911.214,33822,54726,88512.07
August 20064472,1922,6391.184,07621,79625,87211.61
July 20063922,0112,4031.083,94621,01024,95611.20
June 20064142,3092,7231.223,77520,65624,43110.97
May 20063232,4162,7391.233,59219,77223,36410.49
April 20064302,0372,4671.113,49118,92622,41710.06
March 20063621,8502,2120.993,32018,22821,5489.67
February 20062441,3651,6090.723,16317,47520,6389.26
January 20062791,3511,6300.733,11617,09320,2099.07
< 2005 2007 >
Latvia - New motor vehicle registrations
Latvia - New motor vehicle registrations