Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Latvia

Latvia: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 33.32 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
33.32
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
24th
of 32 countries
All-time high
59.4
in 2023
All-time low
31.1
in 2015
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Latvia, 2005–2025

02040602005201520252005: 43.42006: 41.32007: 31.82008: 31.82009: 40.42010: 47.42011: 46.22012: 45.62013: 42.82014: 35.62015: 31.12016: 31.72017: 32.32018: 33.52019: 34.12020: 34.62021: 32.22022: 33.32023: 59.42024: 36.12025: 33.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Latvia is 33.32, 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 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.1, in 2015.

Latvia ranks 24th of 32 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.74 31.8 43.4 5
2010s 38.03 31.1 47.4 10
2020s 38.15 32.2 59.4 6

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 21 Switzerland 36.6 compare
  2. 22 Ireland 34.47 compare
  3. 23 Hungary 33.5 compare
  4. 25 Portugal 31.81 compare
  5. 26 Greece 30.8 compare
  6. 27 Slovakia 29.85 compare

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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 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 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 in 2015.
How does Latvia rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
Latvia ranks 24th out of 32 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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Indicator
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 777 data points, 2001–2025
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