Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Latvia
Latvia: Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national was 9.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
9.9%
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
11th
of 47 countries
All-time high
11.6%
in 2007
All-time low
7.3%
in 2020
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Latvia stood at 9.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Latvia peaked at 11.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2020.
That places Latvia 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.6% | — |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -25.5% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +46.8% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.9% | 11.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.6% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 7.3% | 10.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5538 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 14,570 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.074 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,562 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2347 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 6,175 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Latvia?
- Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Latvia was 9.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national?
- Latvia ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people having income greater or equal to specific national rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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