Country comparison Latvia vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20252.1%chart2.3%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q45,942K
Annual GDP [+]2025€43,026Mchart€15,947M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$48,619Mchart$17,248M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€23,410chart€3782023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$26,131chart$4092023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€11,055M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202418,802chart1,3162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202420,343chart1,4242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.60%chart8.26%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,105chart€312023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,934chart$342023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-732chart-2182023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-793chart-2352023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.80%chart-1.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202418,418.9chart2,705.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202419,346.4chart2,926.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,558.9chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,642.1chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.92%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20241,847.5chart37.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20241,999.7chart40.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.91%chart1.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,324.4chart220.52021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,423.2chart261.02021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20247.49%chart10.27%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202445.60%chart16.97%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€9,900chart€642023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$10,398chart$692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€826chart€142019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$876chart$162019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€987chart€12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,068chart$12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€710chart€62021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$757chart$72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/26/2024A3
S&P Rating [+]05/31/2024A
Fitch Rating [+]04/10/2020A-
Corruption Index [+]202360chart202023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201941º
Fragile States Index [+]202441.4chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024107ºchart1º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202442º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20266.9%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q366K
NMW [+]2026$916.5chart$71.62020NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€780.0
Average Wage [+]2024$21,838
Average Wage [+]2024€20,176
Human Capital Ranking [+]201728º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/12/20260.8660
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/2026-2.30%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20262.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20261.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202019ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 202613.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202433,318
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202211.20
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021457.35chart46.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202435.4%
Standard VAT [+]07/01/201221.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202231.4%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021478,000
Exports [+]2025€19,604.9Mchart€814.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$22,153.1Mchart$881.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202545.57%chart5.11%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€23,255.2Mchart€5,558.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$26,277.9Mchart$6,010.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202554.05%chart34.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-3,650.3Mchart€-4,743.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-4,124.8Mchart$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-8.48%chart-29.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20265.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201535ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202429chart662024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202430ºchart160º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20242.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,090.0chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.65%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202020.07%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.90‰chart35.44‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017335.2chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202414.30‰chart5.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.24chart4.842023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20245.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202522.0%chart47.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20241,860,565chart43,373,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020239,422chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020380,010chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.879chart0.4622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202430ºchart146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202476.40chart66.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023267chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202314.20chart5.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202347chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20232.50chart4.032021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.56chart0.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20246,623chart6,0832024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20245,913chart9872024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20267,710chart7,99802/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026977,795chart235,21402/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/11/20221,305,976chart18,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20264,143.90chart184.4002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/20232,979,624chart22,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
Latvia
Afghanistan