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
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Latvia, 2005–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.9% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level 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 - 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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