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Latvia: Home Price Affordability

An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.

Latest value

ยท 2024

87.40 Index, long-term average = 100

EU 97.13 ยท -9.7 pp vs Europe

European ranking

23 / 27

Down 1 positions compared with previous year

Population

1.9M

Country population ยท 2024

What this indicator measures

Measures the relationship between house prices and household income as a standardised index, with the long-term average set to 100. Values above 100 indicate that house prices are high relative to income compared with that long-term average.

Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.

Data source: Eurostat House price to income ratio tipsho60

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At a glance

Latvia performs more favourably than the European benchmark on House price to income ratio, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to clearer recent change. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.

European comparison in Latvia

In Latvia, Price to income is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 87.4 index points versus 97.1 index points in 2024, with a gap of 9.7 index points.

Recent trend

In Latvia, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 88.17 in 2019 to 87.41 in 2024. Although the primary period is broadly stable, the latest step, from 90.88 in 2023 to 87.41 in 2024, shows material improvement and provides a clearer recent signal.

Reading within the topic

In Latvia, Housing & Energy Stress shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards improvement.