Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Latvia

Medium and high-tech industries produced 30.2% of manufacturing value added in Latvia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 1990.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Latvia, 2024 30.2% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 +1.7percentage points 2023: 28.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 41.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 56th of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Latvia over time

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% of manufacturing value added. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Medium and high-tech manufacturing (% of manufacturing value added), 2000 to 2024
Period Latvia
2024 30.2%
2023 28.6%
2022 19.9%
2021 18.9%
2020 24.3%
2019 19.7%
2018 20.2%
2017 19.0%
2016 18.5%
2015 18.9%
2014 17.7%
2013 16.7%
2012 16.6%
2011 16.9%
2010 16.6%
2009 20.8%
2008 20.7%
2007 15.8%
2006 14.6%
2005 14.6%
2004 14.0%
2003 13.5%
2002 11.4%
2001 12.3%
2000 14.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 28.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 17.7%, the figure has changed by +12.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Latvia has the 56th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NV.MNF.TECH.ZS.UN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Latvia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)