Latvia

Government debt in Latvia

Government debt in Latvia: 9.8% of GDP in 1998 and 46.9% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
46.9% of GDP
Since 1998
+37.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025
88 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
54.9% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in LatviaGovernment debt in Latvia: 9.8% of GDP in 1998 and 46.9% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 54.9% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 54.9% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 48.2% of GDP in 2010, the lowest 9% of GDP in 2007.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearLatvia
202546.9
202446.3
202344.4
202244.4
202145.9
202044
201937.9
201838.3
201740.3
201641.7
201538.3
201443.1
201341.8
201244.4
201146.8
201048.2
200937.6
200819.3
20079
200610.7
200512.5
200415.3
200315.4
200215.4
200117.8
200015.1
199914.8
19989.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearLatvia
202647
202748.6
202850.3
202951.8
203053.4
203154.9

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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