Latvia's gni per capita rose from US$2,640 in 1997 to US$25k in 2025.
Latvia · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
45th of 181 · 30th in Europe & C. Asia
Latvia's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $5,730 in 1996 to intl $45.7k in 2025.
Latvia's median equivalised net household income rose from PPS 3,911 in 2005 to PPS 17.1k in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
39th of 129 · 28th in Europe & C. Asia
Latvia's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$3,126 in 1996 to US$10k in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
30th of 57 · 26th in Europe & C. Asia
Latvia's gini index rose from 27 in 1993 to 34 in 2023.
Latvia's income share held by highest 10% rose from 22.1 % in 1993 to 26.2 % in 2023.
Latvia's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 9.6 % in 1993 to 7.2 % in 2023.
Poverty
Latvia's extreme poverty rose from 0.0 % in 1993 to 0.4 % in 2023.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
31st of 52 · 20th in Europe & C. Asia*
Latvia's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 19.4 % in 2004 to 22.5 % in 2022.
Latvia's at-risk-of-poverty rate rose from 16.0 % in 2000 to 22.0 % in 2025.