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.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 33.32 Rate is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.1 Rate, 77% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 33.32 Rate is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.17 Rate, 77% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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