Wealth and income percentiles in Latvia
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Latvia? Model estimates for 1.5 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Latvia
Net worth is private assets (property, deposits, securities, business ownership) minus debt, per adult. Thresholds show the minimum net worth needed to belong to each group.
| Group of adults | Threshold, EUR | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | EUR 22,400 | USD 26,300 |
| Top 10% | EUR 166,000 | USD 195,000 |
| Top 5% | EUR 287,000 | USD 337,000 |
| Top 1% | EUR 832,000 | USD 978,000 |
| Top 0.1% | EUR 3,910,000 | USD 4,590,000 |
| Average (mean) | EUR 88,100 | USD 104,000 |
Income thresholds in Latvia
Income is a harmonized pre-tax economic income per adult used for cross-country comparison. It is broader than wages and includes capital income, pensions and some imputed components.
| Group of adults | Threshold, EUR | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | EUR 15,600 | USD 18,400 |
| Top 10% | EUR 38,500 | USD 45,300 |
| Top 5% | EUR 50,200 | USD 59,000 |
| Top 1% | EUR 114,000 | USD 134,000 |
| Top 0.1% | EUR 351,000 | USD 413,000 |
| Average (mean) | EUR 20,900 | USD 24,600 |
Latvia in a global context
Latvia has 0.03% of the world’s adults. About 14.4% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 0.77% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 12.5% and 0.58%.
The median adult in Latvia is in the global top 30.7% by net worth and the global top 22.1% by income. Latvia is home to about 0.02% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
Scores run from 1 (strong direct national source coverage) to 5 (mainly modelled).
| Measure | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 2 | ECB HFCS provides 10 direct harmonized household net-worth thresholds (p10–p95). Survey coverage is strong, but it is not individual wealth and the extreme tail is modelled. |
| Income | 2 | ECB HFCS provides 10 direct harmonized household thresholds (p10–p95). This is a strong source track, but a household is not personal wage/income and the curve requires interpolation. |
The calculator also offers a national source track for Latvia based on official national statistics (Advanced options → Comparison basis). National tracks use their own definitions and are not added to the global total.
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2025-12-31; they do not adjust for purchasing power. Thresholds in the extreme top are modelled and uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
How much net worth do you need to be in the top 1% in Latvia?
About EUR 832,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about EUR 166,000.
What is the median income in Latvia?
The median adult in Latvia has a broad pre-tax economic income of about EUR 15,600 a year. This measure is broader than wages: it includes capital income and some imputed components, so it is higher than a typical payslip.
How many adults in Latvia are in the global top 1%?
About 0.77% of adults in Latvia are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 0.58% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Latvia is 2/5 for net worth and 2/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.