Lettonia Tasso di Crescita annuale del PIL

Latvia’s economy contracted by 0.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, slowing from a 0.4% drop in the previous three-month period. This marked the fourth consecutive period of contraction but the softest pace in the sequence, as gross capital formation (18.8%) and government spending (2.2%) increased. Meanwhile, household consumption (-1.1%) declined. In terms of net external demand, imports (7.8%) rose much faster than exports (2%). On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, the economy contracted by 0.1% in Q1 2025, following a downwardly revised flat reading in the previous three-month period.