Latvia - Taxes and Bureaucracy 5.47
GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked
Global rank
##15 of 118 economies
Share of global total
2.1%
Ranking Race — Taxes and Bureaucracy
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. Latvia climbed from #16 to #15 (overtook Japan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Latvia ↓Key Events — Latvia
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2014Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2016Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2017Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2021Overtook Japan in global rank auto
2021Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
2023Overtook Qatar in global rank auto
Taxes and Bureaucracy, 2005-2024
GEM NES · 0-10 expert rating · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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