Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Latvia
Latvia: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.348 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Latvia, 2007–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Latvia is 0.348, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Latvia peaked at 0.384 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.348, in 2025.
That places Latvia 18th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.363 | — |
| 2008 | 0.381 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.383 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.381 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.384 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.383 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.381 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.367 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.363 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.359 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.355 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.364 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.361 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.375 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.359 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.366 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.349 | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 0.348 | -0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.348 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.328, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.348 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.314, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3757 | 0.363 | 0.383 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3698 | 0.355 | 0.384 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3597 | 0.348 | 0.375 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More work & labour data for Latvia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2718 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,152 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 365.13 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 470.3 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 455.07 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 925.37 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Latvia?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Latvia was 0.348 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.384 in 2011.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.348 in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Latvia ranks 18th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.