Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Latvia
Latvia: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 9.61 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Latvia, 1988–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Latvia is 9.61, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Latvia peaked at 11.95 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.7, in 1988.
That places Latvia 98th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 3.7 | — |
| 1993 | 6.93 | +87.3% |
| 1996 | 9.96 | +43.7% |
| 1997 | 10.12 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 10.97 | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 10.25 | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 10.37 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 11.11 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 11.31 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.95 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 9.81 | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 10.87 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 10.91 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.59 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 9.76 | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 10.63 | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 11.44 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 11.73 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 10.61 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 10.1 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 8.59 | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 9.94 | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 9.92 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.41 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 9.41 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.63 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 9.61 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.65 | 6.93 | 10.97 | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.99 | 9.81 | 11.95 | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.21 | 8.59 | 11.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.55 | 9.41 | 9.63 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More poverty & inequality data for Latvia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.34 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,558 (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 revenues vs income inequality 31.88 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.117 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Latvia?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Latvia was 9.61 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.95 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 1988.
- How does Latvia rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Latvia ranks 98th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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