Private Consumption in Latvia
The Latvian economy recorded an average growth rate of 2.8% in private consumption in the decade to 2022, above the Euro Area's average of 1.0%. In 2022, private consumption growth was 6.0%. For more private consumption information, visit our dedicated page.
Latvia Private consumption Chart
Latvia Private consumption Data
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Private Consumption (ann. var. %) | 3.0 | 0.0 | -4.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
GDP drops at a slower pace in Q4
GDP fell at a softer pace of 0.5% year on year in the fourth quarter, following the 0.7% decline posted in the third quarter. On a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, economic activity growth strengthened to 0.4% in Q4, up from the 0.2% rise logged in Q3. Q4’s reading marked the best result since Q4 2022.
According to preliminary estimates, the fourth quarter’s smaller contraction stemmed from a rebound in the producing sectors of the economy, which mitigated weaker services sector activity. Meanwhile, the external sector likely remained in the doldrums in Q4: The downturn in goods exports eased only slightly in October–November compared to Q3.
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Latvian private consumption projections for the next ten years from a panel of 11 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable private consumption forecast available for Latvian private consumption.
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