Tax revenues vs income inequality in Latvia
Latvia: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 31.88 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Latvia, 1994–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality in Latvia is 31.88, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Latvia peaked at 31.88 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.41, in 2003.
That places Latvia 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 30.89 | — |
| 1995 | 29.72 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 29.17 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 30.25 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 31.26 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 30.25 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 29.05 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 28.12 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 27.82 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 27.41 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 27.55 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 27.81 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 28.58 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 28.19 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 27.82 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 28.07 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 28.54 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 29.13 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 29.11 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 29.43 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 29.71 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 29.79 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.73 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 31.09 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 31.05 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 31.01 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 31.13 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 30.75 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 30.76 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 31.88 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.26 | 29.17 | 31.26 | 6 |
| 2000s | 28.04 | 27.41 | 29.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.96 | 28.54 | 31.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.13 | 30.75 | 31.88 | 4 |
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, 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)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 31.3 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Latvia?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Latvia was 31.88 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.88 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.41 in 2003.
- How does Latvia rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Latvia ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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