Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Latvia
Latvia: Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) was 9.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% (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 1% (before tax) in Latvia stood at 9.6%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Latvia peaked at 11.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1988.
That places Latvia 98th 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 1% (before tax) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 3.7% | — |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +87.3% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +43.7% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 9.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 81% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 9.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8%, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 1% (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 | +87.3% | 3.7% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 6.9% | 11.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.8% | 11.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.4% | 9.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Latvia?
- Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Latvia was 9.6% 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 1% (before tax) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1988.
- How does Latvia rank for income share of the richest 1% (before tax)?
- Latvia ranks 98th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) 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 World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1%. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.