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Income share held by second 20%

The value for Income share held by second 20% in Latvia was 12.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.30 in 2015 and a minimum value of 11.00 in 2007.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year	Value
2004	12.30
2005	11.30
2006	11.70
2007	11.00
2008	11.30
2009	12.30
2010	12.30
2011	12.10
2012	12.20
2013	12.20
2014	12.30
2015	12.30
2016	12.10
2017	11.70
2018	11.90
2019	12.20

Income share held by third 20%

The value for Income share held by third 20% in Latvia was 16.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.10 in 2010 and a minimum value of 15.30 in 2005.

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Year	Value
2004	15.90
2005	15.30
2006	16.00
2007	15.90
2008	16.10
2009	16.50
2010	17.10
2011	16.40
2012	16.50
2013	16.20
2014	16.30
2015	16.40
2016	16.50
2017	16.40
2018	16.30
2019	16.40

Income share held by fourth 20%

The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in Latvia was 22.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.90 in 2016 and a minimum value of 21.90 in 2004.

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Year	Value
2004	21.90
2005	22.00
2006	22.80
2007	22.70
2008	22.90
2009	22.70
2010	22.70
2011	22.20
2012	22.50
2013	22.60
2014	22.70
2015	22.80
2016	22.90
2017	22.80
2018	22.60
2019	22.30

Income share held by highest 20%

The value for Income share held by highest 20% in Latvia was 42.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.50 in 2005 and a minimum value of 41.50 in 2015.

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Year	Value
2004	43.50
2005	45.50
2006	42.60
2007	44.10
2008	43.50
2009	42.60
2010	41.70
2011	42.80
2012	42.30
2013	42.60
2014	42.20
2015	41.50
2016	41.50
2017	42.40
2018	42.30
2019	42.00

Income share held by highest 10%

The value for Income share held by highest 10% in Latvia was 26.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.00 in 2005 and a minimum value of 25.80 in 2016.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

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Year	Value
2004	28.50
2005	30.00
2006	26.80
2007	28.30
2008	27.70
2009	26.90
2010	26.20
2011	27.30
2012	26.60
2013	26.80
2014	26.70
2015	26.20
2016	25.80
2017	26.90
2018	26.90
2019	26.60

Income share held by lowest 10%

The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in Latvia was 2.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.60 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1.90 in 2009.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

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Year	Value
2004	2.20
2005	2.00
2006	2.40
2007	2.30
2008	2.10
2009	1.90
2010	2.10
2011	2.30
2012	2.30
2013	2.30
2014	2.30
2015	2.50
2016	2.50
2017	2.30
2018	2.50
2019	2.60

Income share held by lowest 20%

The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in Latvia was 7.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.10 in 2019 and a minimum value of 5.90 in 2005.

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Year	Value
2004	6.50
2005	5.90
2006	6.80
2007	6.40
2008	6.10
2009	5.90
2010	6.20
2011	6.40
2012	6.50
2013	6.50
2014	6.60
2015	7.10
2016	6.90
2017	6.70
2018	7.00
2019	7.10

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution