{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"lv-government-debt-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-government-debt-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-government-debt-gdp/","title":"Latvia Government Debt (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Latvia's Government Debt (% of GDP): 46.9 % of GDP in 2025, +0.7pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10DD_EDPT1), 2000–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","Eurostat","Latvia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Latvia","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Latvia Government Debt (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/GOV_10DD_EDPT1/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Latvia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Latvia (2025)","value":"46.9","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.7pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.7pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Latvia Government Debt (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":12.4},{"period":"2001","value":14.1},{"period":"2002","value":13.4},{"period":"2003","value":14.8},{"period":"2004","value":15.2},{"period":"2005","value":12.4},{"period":"2006","value":10.6},{"period":"2007","value":8.9},{"period":"2008","value":19.5},{"period":"2009","value":38},{"period":"2010","value":48.6},{"period":"2011","value":46.6},{"period":"2012","value":44},{"period":"2013","value":41.8},{"period":"2014","value":43.1},{"period":"2015","value":38.3},{"period":"2016","value":41.7},{"period":"2017","value":40.3},{"period":"2018","value":38.3},{"period":"2019","value":37.9},{"period":"2020","value":44},{"period":"2021","value":45.9},{"period":"2022","value":44.4},{"period":"2023","value":44.4},{"period":"2024","value":46.2},{"period":"2025","value":46.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"46.9","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"46.2","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"44.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"44.4","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"45.9","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"44.0","yoyChange":"+6.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"37.9","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"38.3","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"40.3","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"41.7","yoyChange":"+3.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"38.3","yoyChange":"-4.8pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"43.1","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"41.8","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"44.0","yoyChange":"-2.6pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"46.6","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"48.6","yoyChange":"+10.6pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"38.0","yoyChange":"+18.5pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"19.5","yoyChange":"+10.6pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"8.9","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"-1.8pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Maastricht government debt (% of GDP) in Latvia from 2000 to present. Show the Maastricht 60% threshold context and post-COVID deleveraging path. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 48.6 % of GDP in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 8.9 in 2007. The latest reading of 46.9 in 2025 represents a change of +0.7pp."}]}