Estonia vs Latvia: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Transactions
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Transactions over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 4.14 billion against 3.73 billion in Latvia, a difference of 402.40 million.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Latvia ahead.
Estonia ranks 33rd and Latvia ranks 34th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 912.98 million | 1.24 billion | 328.32 million | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.50 billion | 1.84 billion | 345.87 million | Latvia |
| 2020s | 2.91 billion | 2.83 billion | 77.29 million | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions, Estonia or Latvia?
- Estonia, at 4.14 billion against 3.73 billion in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions between Estonia and Latvia?
- 402.40 million, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions?
- Estonia ranks 33rd and Latvia ranks 34th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.