Country comparison Latvia vs Jamaica

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20252.1%chart-0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q45,942K
Annual GDP [+]2025€43,026Mchart€20,239M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$48,619Mchart$21,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€23,410chart€7,3612024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$26,131chart$7,9652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€11,055M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202418,802chart12,9682024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202420,343chart14,0322024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.60%chart69.18%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,105chart€4,5672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,934chart$4,9412024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-732chart482024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-793chart522024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.80%chart0.26%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202418,418.9chart6,219.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202419,346.4chart6,729.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,558.9chart1,116.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,642.1chart1,071.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.92%chart17.87%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20241,847.5chart879.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20241,999.7chart950.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.91%chart15.86%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,324.4chart257.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,423.2chart279.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20247.49%chart4.07%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202445.60%chart33.18%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€9,900chart€2,1902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$10,398chart$2,3702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€826chart€4062024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$876chart$4392024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€987chart€3102023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,068chart$3352023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€710chart€942024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$757chart$1012024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/26/2024A3Ba312/19/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]05/31/2024ABB12/18/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/10/2020A-B+04/10/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202360chart442023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201941ºchart80º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202441.4chart59.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024107ºchart63º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202442ºchart79º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20266.9%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.9%chart5.8%2024Q1Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q366Kchart81K2024Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$916.5chart$365.12023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€780.0
Average Wage [+]2024$21,838
Average Wage [+]2024€20,176
Human Capital Ranking [+]201728ºchart83º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/11/20260.8635
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/11/2026-2.80%
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 [+]202019ºchart71º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 202613.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202433,318chart5,232December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202211.20chart2.62December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021457.35chart69.882015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202435.4%chart29.0%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]07/01/201221.00%chart16.50%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202231.4%chart25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021478,000chart2,478,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€19,604.9Mchart€1,948.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$22,153.1Mchart$2,107.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202545.57%chart9.90%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€23,255.2Mchart€7,267.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$26,277.9Mchart$7,857.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202554.05%chart36.90%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-3,650.3Mchart€-5,318.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-4,124.8Mchart$-5,750.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-8.48%chart-27.01%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20265.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201535º
Density [+]202429chart2582023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202430ºchart91º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20242.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,090.0chart2,521.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.65%chart0.86%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202020.07%chart40.88%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.90‰chart11.62‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017335.2chart42.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202414.30‰chart8.08‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.24chart1.362023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20245.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202522.0%chart8.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20241,860,565chart2,839,7862023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020239,422chart23,6292020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020380,010chart1,118,9312020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.879chart0.7062022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202430ºchart37º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202476.40chart71.482023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023267chart402015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202314.20chart1.482015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202347chart1,4042023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20232.50chart49.442023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.56chart2.342023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20246,623chart3,6242024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20245,913chart4,9222024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20267,710chart3,63402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026977,795chart157,66402/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/11/20221,305,976chart760,80012/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20264,143.90chart1,279.6702/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/20232,979,624chart1,529,11312/29/2023Doses administered [+]
Latvia
Jamaica