Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Latvia
Latvia: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 35.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Latvia, 1988–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Latvia stood at 35.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Latvia peaked at 40.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1988.
That places Latvia 85th 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.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 22.4% | — |
| 1993 | 30.8% | +37.5% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 35.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 36.6% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | -0.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 35.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 35.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +37.5% | 22.4% | 30.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 30.8% | 36.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 36.0% | 40.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 34.2% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 35.5% | 35.7% | 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)
- 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 income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Latvia?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Latvia was 35.7% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1988.
- How does Latvia rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Latvia ranks 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.