Government debt, quarterly in Latvia
Government debt in Latvia was equal to 48.0% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026. The value for Q2 2026 is the highest since Q1 2012.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Latvia, Q2 2026
48.0%p (Provisional)
Change from Q1 2026
+1.8percentage points
European Union, Q2 2026
82.9%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026
59.4%
Position in Q2 2026
18th of 28
Government debt, quarterly in Latvia over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 48.0%p (provisional) | 82.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2026 | 46.2%p (provisional) | 82.5%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2025 | 46.2% | 81.5%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2025 | 44.4% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2025 | 47.1% | 81.4%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2025 | 44.7% | 81.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2024 | 45.7% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2024 | 46.3% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2024 | 45.2% | 80.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2024 | 45.4% | 80.7%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2023 | 44.5% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2023 | 43.5% | 81.1%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2023 | 41.9% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2023 | 46.1% | 82.1%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2022 | 44.5% | 82.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2022 | 43.1% | 83.4%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2022 | 44.6% | 84.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2022 | 44.2% | 86.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2021 | 45.9% | 86.6%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2021 | 44.7% | 88.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2021 | 44.3% | 89.6%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2021 | 46.3% | 91.4%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2020 | 44.1% | 89.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2020 | 45.6% | 88.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2020 | 44.1% | 86.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2020 | 38.5% | 79.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2019 | 37.9% | 77.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2019 | 38.2% | 78.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2019 | 38.6% | 79.5%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2019 | 39.7% | 79.8%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2018 | 38.3% | 79.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2018 | 39.4% | 80.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2018 | 39.2% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2018 | 37.7% | 81.3%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2017 | 40.3% | 81.5% |
| Q3 2017 | 39.9% | 82.9% |
| Q2 2017 | 41.4% | 84.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 40.7% | 84.2% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.8 percentage points from 46.2% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 44.5%, the figure has changed by +3.5 percentage points.
- Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, Latvia has the 18th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.