Latvia IBAN calculator and checker

A Latvian IBAN has 21 characters: LV, two check digits, then the bank code (first 4 letters of the BIC) and account number. Enter the local details to build one, or paste an IBAN to check it, all in your browser.

Calculate or check a Latvian IBAN

Enter the bank code (first 4 letters of the BIC) and account number. The calculator pads short numbers with zeros, works out any national check digits you leave empty and adds the two IBAN check digits.

Switch to Check to paste an IBAN instead: it tests the length, characters, check digits and national check, and shows the bank, branch and account parts. Nothing you type leaves the page.

LV IBAN format

A Latvian IBAN is 21 characters: LV, two check digits, then the bank code (first 4 letters of the BIC) and account number.

In the printed format, k marks the check digits, a and b the bank, s the branch, sort code or prefix, c the account number and x a national check character.

IBAN length
21 characters
Check digits
2 digits after LV
Bank code (first 4 letters of the BIC)
4 letters
Account number
13 characters
National check digit
None
SEPA
Yes, EU member
Printed format
LVkk bbbb cccc cccc cccc c
Example IBAN
LV80 BANK 0000 4351 9500 1

Frequently asked questions

  • 21 characters: LV, two check digits, then the bank code (first 4 letters of the BIC) and account number. Printed in groups of four, it looks like LV80 BANK 0000 4351 9500 1.

  • Latvian IBANs use the first four letters of the bank’s BIC as the bank code, followed by a 13-character account number. In the registry’s example, LV80 BANK 0000 4351 9500 1, BANK stands in for those four letters.

  • Yes. Latvia is an EU member state, so it is in SEPA: euro payments to a Latvian IBAN can go by SEPA credit transfer.

  • With the ISO 7064 mod 97-10 algorithm. The bank code (first 4 letters of the BIC) and account number and the country code LV are turned into digits, and the two check digits are chosen so the whole number leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 97. The calculator does this for you and rejects any input that cannot make a valid LV IBAN.

  • Yes. The calculator and the checker run entirely in your browser: the details you enter are never sent to a server, stored or shared. There is no sign-up and no fee.

  • Yes. The calculator covers 41 countries and the checker all 89 in the SWIFT IBAN registry. Pick a different country in the form above, or open its page from the list below.

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