Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Latvia

Latvia: Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) was 25,272 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
25,272
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
27th
of 34 countries
All-time high
28,991
in 2016
All-time low
21,869
in 2005
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Latvia, 2005–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k2005201220202005: 21.9k2006: 23.1k2007: 22.5k2008: 23.9k2009: 24.4k2010: 25.1k2011: 23.0k2012: 26.4k2013: 27.1k2014: 27.5k2015: 28.6k2016: 29.0k2017: 27.7k2018: 26.8k2019: 26.1k2020: 25.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 25,272 for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Latvia peaked at 28,991 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21,869, in 2005.

Latvia ranks 27th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020) in Latvia, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 21,869
2006 23,075 +5.5%
2007 22,471 -2.6%
2008 23,946 +6.6%
2009 24,422 +2.0%
2010 25,052 +2.6%
2011 23,011 -8.1%
2012 26,381 +14.6%
2013 27,134 +2.9%
2014 27,502 +1.4%
2015 28,580 +3.9%
2016 28,991 +1.4%
2017 27,657 -4.6%
2018 26,832 -3.0%
2019 26,081 -2.8%
2020 25,272 -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23,157 21,869 24,422 5
2010s 26,722 23,011 28,991 10
2020s 25,272 25,272 25,272 1

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 24 Switzerland 31,566 compare
  2. 25 Serbia 29,975 compare
  3. 26 Slovenia 25,787 compare
  4. 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23,673 compare
  5. 29 North Macedonia 22,618 compare
  6. 30 Estonia 18,359 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Latvia?
Distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Latvia was 25,272 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 28,991 in 2016.
What is the lowest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 21,869 in 2005.
How does Latvia rank for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g)?
Latvia ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 520 data points, 2005–2020
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