Taxes, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) in Latvia
Latvia: Taxes, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) was 9.60 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes, Transactions in Latvia, 1999–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes, transactions in Latvia stood at 9.60 billion. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes, transactions in Latvia peaked at 9.60 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.30 billion, in 1999.
Latvia ranks 33rd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Taxes, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.30 billion | — |
| 2000 | 1.34 billion | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.45 billion | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 1.58 billion | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.82 billion | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 2.13 billion | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 2.69 billion | +26.6% |
| 2006 | 3.50 billion | +30.2% |
| 2007 | 4.59 billion | +30.9% |
| 2008 | 4.86 billion | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 3.45 billion | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 3.54 billion | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.98 billion | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 4.45 billion | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 4.74 billion | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 5.02 billion | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 5.26 billion | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 5.69 billion | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 6.09 billion | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 6.20 billion | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.63 billion | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 6.43 billion | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 7.08 billion | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 8.13 billion | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 8.73 billion | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 9.60 billion | +10.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 9.60 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is 321.17 billion, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 9.60 billion is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 307.50 billion, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -29.0% | 4.86 billion | 3.45 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.30 billion | 1.30 billion | 1.30 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.74 billion | 1.34 billion | 4.86 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.16 billion | 3.54 billion | 6.63 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.99 billion | 6.43 billion | 9.60 billion | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes, transactions in Latvia?
- Taxes, transactions in Latvia was 9.60 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes, transactions recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.60 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes, transactions recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 billion in 1999.
- How does Latvia rank for taxes, transactions?
- Latvia ranks 33rd out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes, transactions rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.