Indicators of activity of Latvian affiliates abroad

Data on indicators of activity of Latvian affiliates abroad are used to obtain information on the number of such enterprises, number of employees and turnover abroad in breakdown by kind of economic activity and region.

The statistics refer to Latvian enterprises with a subsidiaries or branches abroad.

All economically active Latvian enterprises with a subsidiaries or branches abroad.

From 2021:

• Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics;
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197 laying down technical specifications and arrangements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics.

Until 2020:

• Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates;
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2008 implementing Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the technical format for the transmission of foreign affiliates statistics and the derogations to be granted to Member States;
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 747/2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates, as regards the definitions of characteristics and the implementation of NACE Rev. 2;
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 834/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates, as regards the quality reports.

Statistics database

The data are comparable across all EU countries. Data on activities of Latvian affiliates abroad are published on Eurostat website here: Globalisation in business statistics.

Comparable data are available for the time period since 2008.

The data are coherent with structural business statistics.

Data on indicators of activity of Latvian affiliates abroad are obtained conducting a full-scope survey. Data are compiled from:

• The CSB survey Report on activities of a foreign affiliate;
• The EuroGroups register (EGR) (hosted by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union).

All economically active Latvian enterprises with a subsidiaries or branches abroad.

Sample size

Calculation methods

The main published indicators are turnover, number of persons employed, number of enterprises.

The number of enterprises includes the number of enterprises controlled by Latvia abroad.

Turnover item of Profit or Loss Statement "net turnover" minus operating subsidies.

Number of employed persons is expressed as an average annual indicators.