More than one-half of people in Latvia (57%) would invest spare money in real estate, Citadele Bank representatives told the LETA News Agency from a survey.
Real estate also remains the most popular investment choice among residents of the other Baltic States, though this year the share of respondents naming it as their favourite investment choice decreased in comparison to last year – 61% in Lithuania (74% last year) and 64% in Estonia (78% last year) would choose those type of investment. In Latvia, 63% of respondents in last year’s survey named real estate as the best type of investment.
According to the survey, young people aged 18-29 are the most active and versatile investors. 39% of them who choose investments in corporate stocks and bonds, while 16% would do so in funds and cryptocurrencies. Seniors aged 60-74, for their part, are significantly more likely to choose conservative investments, with 48% hoping to invest in real estate, 24% in precious metals, and only 5% in cryptocurrencies.
One-quarter of respondents in Estonia (25%) would invest in corporate stocks and bonds, while 21% would do so in Latvia and 18% in Lithuania. The survey also shows that 22% of respondents in Estonia, 16% in Latvia and 7% in Lithuania would invest spare funds in private pension funds. 25% of Lithuanians, 23% of Estonians and 16% of Latvians would invest in gold and other precious metals.
Norstat conducted the survey for the Citadele Bank in February 2025, polling more than 1,000 people aged 18-74 in each of the Baltic countries.
Source: BNS
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