Brazil vs Latvia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Brazil
32.7%
in 2022
Latvia
31.9%
in 2023
Brazil rank
33rd
Latvia rank
35th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Brazil
- Latvia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 32.7% against 31.9% in Latvia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Latvia ahead.
Brazil ranks 33rd and Latvia ranks 35th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.1% | 30.3% | 3.2% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 28.0% | 4.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 30.0% | 2.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 30.9% | 0.9% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Brazil or Latvia?
- Brazil, at 32.7% against 31.9% in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Brazil and Latvia?
- 0.8%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latvia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Latvia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Brazil ranks 33rd and Latvia ranks 35th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.