Latvia vs Low income: GDP per unit of energy use

Latvia
19.32 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2024
Low income
6.74 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2022
Latvia rank
42nd
Low income rank
45th

GDP per unit of energy use over time

  • Latvia
  • Low income
05101520199020072024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 19.32 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 6.74 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Low income, a difference of 12.58 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.

That makes Latvia's figure about 2.9 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 42nd and Low income ranks 45th of 171 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 2.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 2.69 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 0.2752 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Latvia
2000s 6.28 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 4.16 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 2.12 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Latvia
2010s 10.32 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 5.27 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 5.05 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Latvia
2020s 16.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 6.28 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 9.73 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Latvia or Low income?
Latvia, at 19.32 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 6.74 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Latvia and Low income?
12.58 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Low income?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Latvia and Low income rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
Latvia ranks 42nd and Low income ranks 45th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)
Unit
PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.