Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled in Latvia
Latvia: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled was 5.66 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled in Latvia, 1994–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 5.66 billion current LCU for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled in Latvia peaked at 5.66 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 203.87 million current LCU, in 1994.
That places Latvia 126th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled in Latvia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 203.87 million current LCU | — |
| 1995 | 458.16 million current LCU | +124.7% |
| 1996 | 505.86 million current LCU | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 626.78 million current LCU | +23.9% |
| 1998 | 754.25 million current LCU | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 755.22 million current LCU | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 757.31 million current LCU | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 797.12 million current LCU | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 847.39 million current LCU | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 billion current LCU | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 1.19 billion current LCU | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 1.57 billion current LCU | +32.5% |
| 2006 | 2.04 billion current LCU | +29.8% |
| 2007 | 2.59 billion current LCU | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 2.53 billion current LCU | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.01 billion current LCU | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 2.07 billion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.38 billion current LCU | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 2.65 billion current LCU | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 2.85 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 3.04 billion current LCU | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 3.20 billion current LCU | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 3.43 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 3.63 billion current LCU | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 4.04 billion current LCU | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 4.20 billion current LCU | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 4.12 billion current LCU | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.47 billion current LCU | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 5.19 billion current LCU | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 5.39 billion current LCU | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 5.66 billion current LCU | +5.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 5.66 billion current LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.13 billion current LCU, 14% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 5.66 billion current LCU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.71 billion current LCU, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +124.7% | 203.87 million current LCU | 458.16 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 550.69 million current LCU | 203.87 million current LCU | 755.22 million current LCU | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.54 billion current LCU | 757.31 million current LCU | 2.59 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 billion current LCU | 2.07 billion current LCU | 4.20 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.97 billion current LCU | 4.12 billion current LCU | 5.66 billion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled in Latvia?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled in Latvia was 5.66 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.66 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 203.87 million current LCU in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled?
- Latvia ranks 126th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.