Ireland vs Latvia: Tax revenue
Ireland
17.9%
in 2024
Latvia
17.6%
in 2024
Ireland rank
69th
Latvia rank
71st
Tax revenue over time
- Ireland
- Latvia
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 17.9% against 17.6% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 69th and Latvia ranks 71st of 157 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.8% | 14.5% | 12.3% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 15.1% | 9.6% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 16.0% | 4.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.8% | 0.1% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Ireland or Latvia?
- Ireland, at 17.9% against 17.6% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Ireland and Latvia?
- 0.3%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latvia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Latvia rank globally for tax revenue?
- Ireland ranks 69th and Latvia ranks 71st of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.