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EU-Japan - a boost for jobs and exports in Latvia

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Businesses of all sizes in towns and cities across Latvia already export a wide range of goods and services to Japan.

The EU-Japan trade agreement will make it easier and cheaper for them to do so. Read the factsheets for full details

Companies and jobs

133
The number of Latvian companies that export to Japan.
83%
The share of EU companies exporting to Japan that are small and medium-sized enterprises.
1,837
The number of jobs in Latvia that EU exports to Japan help support.
739,560
The number of jobs in the EU that EU exports to Japan help support.

What kind of products does Latvia export to Japan?

Companies across Latvia export goods and services to Japan.

A map of Latvia

 

Exports and Imports

18th
Japan is Latvia's 18th biggest trade partner outside the EU.
€25 m
The value of Latvia's trade surplus with Japan.
€48 m
The value of Latvian exports to Japan.
€23 m
The value of Latvian imports from Japan.

Other EU countries export to Japan too!

Go to EU-Japan in your town to learn more about other EU countries' exports to Japan

 

Sources

  • Products: Dun and Bradstreet, 2018. The product examples are drawn from a sample of all EU companies exporting to Japan. The location represents place of production/shipment.
  • Companies: Statistics on international trade in goods by enterprise characteristics, Eurostat, 2015 (latest available year).
  • Jobs: European Commission, JRC estimates. Figures based on latest available data (2014).