Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Latvia
Latvia: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 33.32 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Latvia is 33.32 Rate, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Latvia peaked at 59.4 Rate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.1 Rate, in 2015.
Latvia ranks 29th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43.4 Rate | — |
| 2006 | 41.3 Rate | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 31.8 Rate | -23.0% |
| 2008 | 31.8 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40.4 Rate | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 47.4 Rate | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 46.2 Rate | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 45.6 Rate | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 42.8 Rate | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 35.6 Rate | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 31.1 Rate | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 31.7 Rate | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 32.3 Rate | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 33.5 Rate | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 34.1 Rate | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 34.6 Rate | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 32.2 Rate | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 33.3 Rate | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 59.4 Rate | +78.4% |
| 2024 | 36.09 Rate | -39.2% |
| 2025 | 33.32 Rate | -7.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +78.4% | 33.3 Rate | 59.4 Rate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.74 Rate | 31.8 Rate | 43.4 Rate | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.03 Rate | 31.1 Rate | 47.4 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.15 Rate | 32.2 Rate | 59.4 Rate | 6 |
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.9% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
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- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
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- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 948.9 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Latvia?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Latvia was 33.32 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4 Rate in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1 Rate in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Latvia ranks 29th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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