Labour productivity growth in Latvia

Real output per hour worked in Latvia changed by 2.5% in 2025.

Measure: Labour productivity growth per hour worked Unit: % change on previous year Data: 1996 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Latvia, 2025 2.5% % change on previous year
Change from 2024 +2.5percentage points 2024: 0.0%
European Union, 2025 1.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 1.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 9th of 32 See the full ranking

Labour productivity growth in Latvia over time

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% change on previous year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Labour productivity growth per hour worked (% change on previous year), 2001 to 2025
Period LatviaEuropean Union
2025 2.5% 1.3%
2024 0.0% 0.4%
2023 -1.0% -0.8%
2022 -0.5% 0.4%
2021 6.5% 0.6%
2020 2.7% 1.4%
2019 -1.3% 0.8%
2018 1.5% 0.8%
2017 4.3% 1.8%
2016 2.8% 0.4%
2015 4.3% 1.5%
2014 2.9% 0.7%
2013 0.1% 0.9%
2012 6.7% 0.5%
2011 0.6% 1.9%
2010 4.1% 2.9%
2009 0.5% -1.1%
2008 -0.2% -0.3%
2007 8.5% 0.9%
2006 7.4% 1.7%
2005 8.2% 1.2%
2004 10.5% 1.6%
2003 8.1% 1.0%
2002 7.9% 2.0%
2001 4.3% 2.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.5 percentage points from 0.0% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 4.3%, the figure has changed by −1.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 9th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.3%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
nama_10_lp_ulc · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A na_item=RLPR_HW unit=PCH_PRE
Observation period
1996 to 2025 for Latvia
Provider update
5 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat