Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Latvia
Latvia: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction was 26.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 26.4% for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in 2025.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Latvia peaked at 35.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2015.
That places Latvia 28th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.5% | — |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +40.0% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | +31.1% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | -29.4% |
| 2025 | 26.4% | +6.9% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 26.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.7%, 81% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 26.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.6%, 79% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.9% | 16.5% | 25.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 24.7% | 35.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,484 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 39,631 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,792 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,956 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Latvia?
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Latvia was 26.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Latvia ranks 28th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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