Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Latvia
Latvia: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 49.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
49.0%
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
26th
of 189 countries
All-time high
49.0%
in 2022
All-time low
24.1%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Latvia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Latvia stood at 49.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Latvia peaked at 49.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2008.
Latvia ranks 26th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24.1% | — |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | +15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 27.8% | 42.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 42.5% | 49.0% | 2 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,593 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -0.4304 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.4999 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Latvia?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Latvia was 49.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Latvia ranks 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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