Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Latvia
Latvia: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 32.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Latvia, 1988–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Latvia is 32.6%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Latvia peaked at 36.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 1988.
Latvia ranks 81st of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 19.9% | — |
| 1993 | 27.5% | +38.1% |
| 1996 | 31.0% | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 31.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 27.5% | 31.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 32.4% | 36.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 31.4% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 32.4% | 32.6% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 11,613 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 10.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8694 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 22,876 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7694 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 20,244 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.5567 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Latvia?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Latvia was 32.6% 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% before and after tax recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 1988.
- How does Latvia rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Latvia ranks 81st out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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% before and after 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 after taxes and benefits.