
Photo: Laura Celmiņa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
From the first day of the war, Latvia has provided comprehensive political, military, financial, development cooperation and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. Latvia is among the leading countries that advocate strong support for Ukraine until its victory.
Latvia’s GDP (prognoses): 136 billion € (2022 – 06/2025).
Total aid to Ukraine since the beginning of the war: 938 million € (0.7% of GDP), which includes:
International contributions (grants and guarantees): International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, World Bank programmes for Ukraine, European Investment Bank, European Bank For Reconstruction and Development, International Monetary Fund, Grain from Ukraine initiative, International Criminal Court, UN funds (children, women and refugees), European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL), OECD, OSCE, Council of Europe Register of Damage for Ukraine, Ukraine Energy Support Fund (Energy Community), The HALO Trust demining organization etc.
Local Governments: vehicles (cars, buses, etc.), PCs, transformers, generators, medicines and medical ecquipment, humanitarian aid, camouflage nets and trench candles, children and youth camps.
Private sector & Civil society: humanitarian aid and medical aid, food and hygiene goods, baby food and diapers, medicines, dressing materials, equipment and beds for hospitals, warm clothing, sun panels, micro-generation stations, batteries and charging stations, portable and desktop PCs, etc.
Government of Latvia: restoration of social infrastructure (educational and healthcare facilities), building air raid shelters, establishment of support, rehabilitation and resilience centres, establishing a Ukrainian Ombudsman’s Human Rights Protection Centre in Chernihiv, reconstruction of housing, Latvian experts’ support for planning and overseeing the reconstruction process, involvement of Latvian businesses in reconstruction.
Government of Latvia (through MFA): grants for development cooperation projects in Ukraine, covering areas, such as good governance and administrative capacity building, strengthening the rule of law, decentralization, fighting corruption and disinformation, support for civil society and democratic engagement, support to independent media, support for war victims (including rehabilitation), strengthening agriculture and export capacity, support for the establishment of medical rehabilitation system, educational programs for Ukrainian young professionals and civil servants.