Income inequality (Gini) in Latvia
The Gini coefficient of disposable income in Latvia was 35.6 (0 to 100) in 2025.
Latvia, 2025
35.6
Change from 2024
+1.4points
European Union, 2025
29.2 (0 to 100)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
29.2 (0 to 100)
Position in 2025
3rd of 31
Income inequality (Gini) in Latvia over time
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Gini coefficient, 0 to 100. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.6 (0 to 100) | 29.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2024 | 34.2 (0 to 100) | 29.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2023 | 34.0 (0 to 100) | 29.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2022 | 34.3 (0 to 100) | 29.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2021 | 35.7 (0 to 100) | 30.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2020 | 34.5 (0 to 100) | 30.0 (0 to 100)b (break in time series) |
| 2019 | 35.2 (0 to 100) | 30.1 (0 to 100) |
| 2018 | 35.6 (0 to 100) | 30.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2017 | 34.5 (0 to 100) | 30.3 (0 to 100) |
| 2016 | 34.5 (0 to 100) | 30.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2015 | 35.4 (0 to 100) | 30.8 (0 to 100) |
| 2014 | 35.5 (0 to 100) | 30.9 (0 to 100) |
| 2013 | 35.2 (0 to 100) | 30.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2012 | 35.7 (0 to 100) | 30.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2011 | 35.1 (0 to 100) | 30.5 (0 to 100) |
| 2010 | 35.9 (0 to 100) | 30.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2009 | 37.5 (0 to 100) | – |
| 2008 | 37.5 (0 to 100) | – |
| 2007 | 35.4 (0 to 100) | – |
| 2006 | 38.9 (0 to 100) | – |
| 2005 | 36.2 (0 to 100) | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 points from 34.2 (0 to 100) in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 35.4 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by +0.2 points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 29.2 (0 to 100).
More for Latvia
All statistics for Latvia
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
6.68 times
2025 · Eurostat
Gini index
34.0 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
22.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
24.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
4.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Income share held by the richest 10%
26.2%
2023 · World Bank