Gini coefficient (before tax) in Latvia
Latvia: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.4927 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Latvia, 1988–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.4927 for gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
The figure is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Latvia peaked at 0.5295 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3394, in 1988.
Latvia ranks 81st of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3394 | 0.3394 | 0.3394 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4795 | 0.4346 | 0.4966 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5113 | 0.4954 | 0.5295 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4916 | 0.4752 | 0.5017 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4923 | 0.4914 | 0.4928 | 3 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.117 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0904 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0904 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1213 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 31.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1903 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient (before tax) in Latvia?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Latvia was 0.4927 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5295 in 2007.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3394 in 1988.
- How does Latvia rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Latvia ranks 81st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient (before tax). 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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.