Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Latvia

Latvia: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 83.13 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
83.13 Rate
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
11th
of 44 countries
All-time high
89.6 Rate
in 2012
All-time low
82.6 Rate
in 2023
Years of data
21
2005–2025

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

0204060802005201520252005: 87.4 Rate2006: 87.4 Rate2007: 86.6 Rate2008: 84.9 Rate2009: 87.2 Rate2010: 89.5 Rate2011: 89.5 Rate2012: 89.6 Rate2013: 89 Rate2014: 88.4 Rate2015: 87.9 Rate2016: 87.3 Rate2017: 87.4 Rate2018: 85.2 Rate2019: 85 Rate2020: 83.9 Rate2021: 83.3 Rate2022: 83.3 Rate2023: 82.6 Rate2024: 84.6 Rate2025: 83.1 Rate

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 83.13 Rate for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Latvia peaked at 89.6 Rate in 2012 and was at its lowest, 82.6 Rate, in 2023.

That places Latvia 11th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Latvia, 2005 to 2025.
Year Rate Change
2005 87.4 Rate
2006 87.4 Rate +0.0%
2007 86.6 Rate -0.9%
2008 84.9 Rate -2.0%
2009 87.2 Rate +2.7%
2010 89.5 Rate +2.6%
2011 89.5 Rate +0.0%
2012 89.6 Rate +0.1%
2013 89 Rate -0.7%
2014 88.4 Rate -0.7%
2015 87.9 Rate -0.6%
2016 87.3 Rate -0.7%
2017 87.4 Rate +0.1%
2018 85.2 Rate -2.5%
2019 85 Rate -0.2%
2020 83.9 Rate -1.3%
2021 83.3 Rate -0.7%
2022 83.3 Rate +0.0%
2023 82.6 Rate -0.8%
2024 84.64 Rate +2.5%
2025 83.13 Rate -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.7 Rate 84.9 Rate 87.4 Rate 5
2010s 87.88 Rate 85 Rate 89.6 Rate 10
2020s 83.48 Rate 82.6 Rate 84.64 Rate 6

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 8 Iceland 85 Rate compare
  2. 9 Malta 83.65 Rate compare
  3. 10 Belgium 83.5 Rate compare
  4. 11 Latvia 83.13 Rate compare
  5. 13 Bulgaria 82.4 Rate compare
  6. 14 Portugal 79.91 Rate compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Latvia?
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Latvia was 83.13 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 89.6 Rate in 2012.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 82.6 Rate in 2023.
How does Latvia rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
Latvia ranks 11th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap
Unit
Rate
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 1,050 data points, 2001–2025
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