Latvia vs Poland: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Latvia
17.6%
in 2024
Poland
17.4%
in 2024
Latvia rank
70th
Poland rank
73rd
Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time
- Latvia
- Poland
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 17.6% against 17.4% in Poland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Poland ahead.
Latvia ranks 70th and Poland ranks 73rd of 157 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 20.9% | 6.4% | Poland |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 16.8% | 1.7% | Poland |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.3% | 0.3% | Poland |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 17.8% | 0.9% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Latvia or Poland?
- Latvia, at 17.6% against 17.4% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Latvia and Poland?
- 0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Poland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Poland rank globally for tax revenue?
- Latvia ranks 70th and Poland ranks 73rd 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.