Latvia’s GDP totalled EUR 9.9bn at current prices in the first quarter of 2026, according to data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reported. Compared to the same period of 2025, the GDP rose by 2.5% at constant prices, according to seasonally and calendar non-adjusted data. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2025, the GDP rose by 0.6%. Value added in manufacturing increased by 1.1%, in construction by 2.8%, and in retail trade by 6.6% over a year. Household final consumption increased by 0.2%, while government final consumption decreased by 1.5%. Investments went up by 3.2%. Exports rose by 1.4% and imports by 3.0%. Wages and salaries increased by 5.7% on year.
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