The number of international tourist arrivals in Latvia was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 2.2 million arrivals (+28.31 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the arrivals is estimated to reach 9.96 million arrivals and therefore a new peak in 2029. Depicted is the number of inbound international tourists. According to World Bank this refers to tourists travelling to a country which is not their usual residence, whereby the main purpose is not work related and the planned visitation period does not exceed 12 months. The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the number of international tourist arrivals in countries like Lithuania and Estonia.

Tourist Arrivals in Latvia decreased to 85258 in January from 111973 in December of 2024. This dataset provides - Latvia Tourist Arrivals- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The international tourism receipts in Latvia were forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 235.9 million U.S. dollars (+14.58 percent). After the eighth consecutive increasing year, the tourism receipts is estimated to reach 1.9 billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Receipts denote expenditures by inbound tourists from other countries. Domestic tourism expenditures are not included. The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19. The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the international tourism receipts in countries like Lithuania and Estonia.

Latvia LV: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 1,793,000.000 Person in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,024,000.000 Person for 2015. Latvia LV: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 1,219,500.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,024,000.000 Person in 2015 and a record low of 509,000.000 Person in 2000. Latvia LV: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Latvia – Table LV.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

In 2021, over 1.9 million non-resident arrivals were recorded at border crossings into Latvia. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affected travel in Europe in 2020 and heavily influenced the decline in international tourism to Latvia compared to previous years.

Key information about Latvia Visitor Arrivals

• Latvia Visitor Arrivals recorded 333,549 person in Dec 2024, compared with 605,695 person in the previous quarter
• Latvia Visitor Arrivals data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2002 to Dec 2024
• The data reached an all-time high of 706,361 person in Sep 2018 and a record low of 22,485 person in Mar 2021

International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

The international tourism expenditure in Latvia was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 422.3 million U.S. dollars (+17.94 percent). After the fifteenth consecutive increasing year, the expenditure is estimated to reach 2.8 billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the international tourism expenditure of was continuously increasing over the past years.Covered are expenditures of international outbound visitors to other countries from the selected region, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. Domestic tourism expenditures are not included. The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the international tourism expenditure in countries like Estonia and Lithuania.

Key information about Latvia Visitor Arrivals

• Latvia Visitor Arrivals grew 17.1 % in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 13.5 % in the previous quarter
• Latvia Visitor Arrivals Growth rate data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2003 to Dec 2024
• The data reached an all-time high of 574.2 % in Jun 2022 and a record low of -91.2 % in Mar 2021

• In the latest reports, Latvia Visitor Arrivals recorded 333,549.0 person in the quarter of Dec 2024
• Tourism Revenue of Latvia reached 1.1 USD bn in Dec 2018, an increase of 5.4 % change from the previous year

While the tourism sector GDP share in Latvia was forecast to increase long-term between 2023 and 2028 by in total 1.7 percentage points, it is estimated to decrease in the years 2026, 2027 and 2028. The share is estimated to amount to 7.25 percent in 2028. While the share was forecast to increase significant in the next years, the increase will slow down in the future.Depited is the economic contribution of the tourism sector in relation to the gross domestic product of the country or region at hand.The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the tourism sector GDP share in countries like Estonia and Lithuania.

Russia Visitor Arrivals: Tourism: Latvia data was reported at 261.000 Unit th in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 289.000 Unit th for 2016. Russia Visitor Arrivals: Tourism: Latvia data is updated yearly, averaging 283.500 Unit th from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 295.000 Unit th in 2014 and a record low of 261.000 Unit th in 2017. Russia Visitor Arrivals: Tourism: Latvia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Tourism Sector – Table RU.QA002: Visitor Arrivals: by Purpose and Country: Annual.

Latvia LV: International Tourism: Expenditures data was reported at 880.000 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 801.000 USD mn for 2015. Latvia LV: International Tourism: Expenditures data is updated yearly, averaging 651.500 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.139 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of 62.000 USD mn in 1995. Latvia LV: International Tourism: Expenditures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Latvia – Table LV.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

The absolute economic contribution of tourism in Latvia was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 1.2 billion U.S. dollars (+42.97 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the economic contribution is estimated to reach 3.8 billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Depited is the economic contribution of the tourism sector in the country or region at hand.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the absolute economic contribution of tourism in countries like Lithuania and Estonia.

Latvia LV: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports data was reported at 5.397 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.876 % for 2015. Latvia LV: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 6.107 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.431 % in 1996 and a record low of 2.827 % in 1995. Latvia LV: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Latvia – Table LV.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank imports estimates.; Weighted average;

The per capita consumer spending on restaurants and hotels in Latvia was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 205.1 U.S. dollars (+25.8 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the restaurants- and hotels-related per capita spending is estimated to reach 1,000.13 U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Consumer spending, in this case per capita spending concerning restaurants and hotels, refers to the domestic demand of private households and non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs) in the selected region. Spending by corporations or the state is not included. Consumer spending is the biggest component of the gross domestic product as computed on an expenditure basis in the context of national accounts. The other components in this approach are consumption expenditure of the state, gross domestic investment as well as the net exports of goods and services. Consumer spending is broken down according to the United Nations' Classification of Individual Consumption By Purpose (COICOP). The shown data adheres broadly to group 11. As not all countries and regions report data in a harmonized way, all data shown here has been processed by Statista to allow the greatest level of comparability possible. The underlying input data are usually household budget surveys conducted by government agencies that track spending of selected households over a given period.The data is shown in nominal terms which means that monetary data is valued at prices of the respective year and has not been adjusted for inflation. For future years the price level has been projected as well. The data has been converted from local currencies to US$ using the average exchange rate of the respective year. For forecast years, the exchange rate has been projected as well. The timelines therefore incorporate currency effects.Find more key insights for the per capita consumer spending on restaurants and hotels in countries like Lithuania and Estonia.

Latvia LV: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items data was reported at 184.000 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 186.000 USD mn for 2015. Latvia LV: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items data is updated yearly, averaging 53.000 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 186.000 USD mn in 2015 and a record low of 32.000 USD mn in 2001. Latvia LV: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Latvia – Table LV.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

In 2022, roughly one-quarter of the Latvian population travelled abroad for personal purposes for four nights and longer. Participation in domestic tourism was lower, at approximately five percent.

Latvia LV: International Tourism: Receipts data was reported at 1.282 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.279 USD bn for 2015. Latvia LV: International Tourism: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 534.000 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.298 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 37.000 USD mn in 1995. Latvia LV: International Tourism: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Latvia – Table LV.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

In 2022, Latvian residents made a total of 1.1 million holiday, leisure, and recreation trips within the country and around 865,300 trips with the same purpose abroad. Over the observed period, the number of domestic trips peaked in 2021.

United States Visitor Arrivals: Eastern Europe: Latvia data was reported at 1,851.000 Person in Jan 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,102.000 Person for Dec 2024. United States Visitor Arrivals: Eastern Europe: Latvia data is updated monthly, averaging 1,001.000 Person from Jan 2000 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 301 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,389.000 Person in Jun 2017 and a record low of 11.000 Person in Apr 2020. United States Visitor Arrivals: Eastern Europe: Latvia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Travel and Tourism Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.Q001: Visitor Arrivals.