Gini coefficient in Latvia
Latvia: Gini coefficient was 0.3397 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient in Latvia, 1993–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient in Latvia is 0.3397, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Latvia peaked at 0.3897 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2699, in 1993.
Latvia ranks 58th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gini coefficient in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2699 | — |
| 1995 | 0.3098 | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3159 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3638 | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3897 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.356 | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3746 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3721 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3595 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3503 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3577 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3524 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.355 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3511 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.342 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3433 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3557 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.351 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3449 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.357 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3426 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3368 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3397 | +0.9% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.3397 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.3397 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2985 | 0.2699 | 0.3159 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3693 | 0.356 | 0.3897 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3503 | 0.342 | 0.3577 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.344 | 0.3368 | 0.357 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More poverty & inequality data for Latvia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.34 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,558 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 31.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Latvia?
- Gini coefficient in Latvia was 0.3397 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3897 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2699 in 1993.
- How does Latvia rank for gini coefficient?
- Latvia ranks 58th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.