Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Latvia

Latvia: Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations was 9.61 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9.61
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
98th
of 113 countries
All-time high
11.95
in 2005
All-time low
3.7
in 1988
Years of data
27
1988–2022

Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Latvia, 1988–2022

46810121988200520221988: 3.71993: 6.91996: 101997: 10.11998: 111999: 10.22000: 10.42003: 11.12004: 11.32005: 11.92006: 9.82007: 10.92008: 10.92009: 11.62010: 9.82011: 10.62012: 11.42013: 11.72014: 10.62015: 10.12016: 8.62017: 9.92018: 9.92019: 9.42020: 9.42021: 9.62022: 9.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations 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, income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Latvia peaked at 11.95 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.7, in 1988.

Latvia ranks 98th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Latvia, 1988 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.86 compare
  2. 96 Sweden 9.74 compare
  3. 97 Croatia 9.65 compare
  4. 99 Lithuania 9.53 compare
  5. 100 Norway 9.52 compare
  6. 101 Albania 9.29 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Latvia?
Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Latvia was 9.61 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 11.95 in 2005.
What is the lowest income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 1988.
How does Latvia rank for income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations?
Latvia ranks 98th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations 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 Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
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