Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Latvia
Latvia: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 28.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Latvia, 2006–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Latvia is 28.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Latvia peaked at 33.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2007.
Latvia ranks 28th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9% | 20.2% | 29.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 26.2% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 26.6% | 28.1% | 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)
- 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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 31.3% (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)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1903 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Latvia?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Latvia was 28.1% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Latvia ranks 28th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.