Why can a company with few staff pay so much?

The total includes the VAT and excise duty a company pays over on the goods it sells. For fuel, alcohol and tobacco traders these make up most of the total, so they can rank high with few employees. The “Labour taxes” column shows how much of the total is income tax and social contributions.

Why can a company’s total be negative?

VID publishes the total net of refunds. If a company got back more VAT in the year than it paid, an exporter for instance, the total is negative.

Does the list include every company?

It includes the merchants for which VID publishes taxes paid. Institutions, associations and farms are not in it. If a company is in a VAT group, VID publishes the group’s VAT separately, so it may not be in the company’s own total.

How often is the data updated?

Fakts loads the VID and Register of Enterprises data every night. A new year appears once VID publishes it.

Largest taxpayers

Largest taxpayers in Latvia in 2024

The selection “NACE 80 Investigation and security activities” has 592 companies in 2024, which together paid €85.6 million in taxes administered by VID. The largest payer is AS "G4S Latvia" with €7.2 million (updated 24/09/2026).

Largest taxpayers in the selection

Taxes administered by VID, net of refunds. The change compares the same company's total a year earlier.

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Largest taxpayers in the selection
No.	Company	Industry	Municipality	Taxes paid, € million	Labour taxes, € million	Staff	Change
1	AS "G4S Latvia"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	7.2	4.6	850	−12.8%
2	SIA "LDZ apsardze"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	5.4	3.5	457	+15.6%
3	SIA "GRIFS AG"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	5.1	3.4	504	+4.8%
4	SIA "Secure Solutions Latvia"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	3.0	2.0	309	+12.8%
5	EUROCASH1 SIA	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	3.0	1.9	424	+8.5%
6	EUROCASH1 LV SIA	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	2.7	1.7	430	−7.6%
7	SIA "KOBLENZ DROŠĪBA"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	2.7	1.8	255	+11.0%
8	SIA "Guard services"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	2.6	1.6	304	+15.9%
9	Forus Grupa SIA	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	2.1	1.4	252	+71.1%
10	SIA "MEGA SARGS"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	2.0	1.4	214	−6.5%
11	SIA "NIRUS K"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	1.8	1.2	165	+6.6%
12	SIA "PURON"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	1.7	1.1	220	+36.4%
13	AS Brink's Latvia	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	1.5	1.3	122	−19.0%
14	SIA "Taipans"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	1.4	0.9	151	+6.4%
15	SIA "EVOR AB"	80 Investigation and security activities	Jūrmala	1.1	0.6	121	−16.5%
16	SIA "Bastions Apsardze"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	1.1	0.7	112	+11.1%
17	SIA "Quantrum"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	1.1	0.7	150	+14.6%
18	SIA "LAINETS"	80 Investigation and security activities	Tukums Municipality	1.0	0.7	97	+14.6%
19	AS "STA Grupa"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	1.0	0.7	58	+15.6%
20	SIA "EVOR LATVIJA"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.9	0.6	150	+15.2%
21	SIA "SKIV Security"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.9	0.6	125	+19.8%
22	SIA firma "SP LEĢIONS"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.9	0.4	71	−3.5%
23	SIA "Baltic Security Solution"	80 Investigation and security activities	Mārupe Municipality	0.8	0.4	67	+17.8%
24	SIA "City security service"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.8	0.5	114	+6.3%
25	SIA "MUSTANG APSARDZE"	80 Investigation and security activities	Sigulda Municipality	0.7	0.5	61	−4.7%
26	SIA "MEKO un KO"	80 Investigation and security activities	Salaspils Municipality	0.7	0.4	47	+12.7%
27	SIA "EVORM LTD"	80 Investigation and security activities	Jūrmala	0.7	0.3	56	+16.5%
28	SIA "RAE LV"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.7	0.1	4	+133.9%
29	SIA "EVOR Apsardze"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.7	0.2	41	+18.7%
30	SIA "LAT Security"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.7	0.5	87	+18.7%
31	SIA "Evors Group"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.6	0.4	69	−5.4%
32	SIA "RECRUIT"	80 Investigation and security activities	Jelgava	0.6	0.4	75	−7.1%
33	SIA "Security O.P.S."	80 Investigation and security activities	Salaspils Municipality	0.6	0.4	88	−31.6%
34	SIA "BASK Apsardze"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.6	0.4	72	+17.9%
35	SIA RMS group apsardze	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.6	0.4	79	−36.9%
36	SIA "FERATUM LIFE"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.6	0.4	68	+1.1%
37	SIA "Screen Group"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.5	0.4	70	−37.0%
38	"GSM Apsardze" SIA	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.5	0.3	17	+19.2%
39	SIA "Baltijas Leģions"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.5	0.3	57	+12.8%
40	SIA "PRISTIS"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.5	0.5	38	+34.1%
41	SIA "RESPEKTS"	80 Investigation and security activities	Valmiera Municipality	0.5	0.3	45	+7.4%
42	Pilnsabiedrība "Css plus Nivios"	80 Investigation and security activities	Ropaži Municipality	0.5	0.3	79	+1,992.9%
43	SIA "ARMSTRONG PRO"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.5	0.3	56	−1.8%
44	SIA "Sunstar Group"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.5	0.3	23	+2.1%
45	SIA "Event Security Elite"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.5	0.3	94	+0.9%
46	SIA "Drošības aģentūra"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.5	0.3	38	+1.5%
47	SIA ražošanas komercfirma "NIVIOS-LTD"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.4	0.3	63	+4.1%
48	SIA "4F Group"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.4	0.3	45	+161.1%
49	SIA "DAMBIS Security"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.4	0.3	40	+89.3%
50	SIA "DROŠĪBAS BIROJS"	80 Investigation and security activities	Liepāja	0.4	0.3	44	+9.5%
51	SIA "ENTRA"	80 Investigation and security activities	Salaspils Municipality	0.4	0.2	19	+20.2%
52	SIA "GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL SECURITY"	80 Investigation and security activities	Mārupe Municipality	0.4	0.2	50	−20.9%
53	SIA "Alabais"	80 Investigation and security activities	Ropaži Municipality	0.3	0.2	30	+8.9%
54	SIA "MUSTANGS APSARDZE"	80 Investigation and security activities	Sigulda Municipality	0.3	0.2	47	+27.3%
55	SIA "DEFENDER"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.3	0.2	62	−15.1%
56	SIA "Security-Shields"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.3	0.2	45	+1.0%
57	SIA SECURITY & CONSULTING	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.3	0.1	20	+70.5%
58	SIA "Special Individual Security"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.3	0.2	59	−8.5%
59	SIA "Latvijas ugunsdrošība"	80 Investigation and security activities	Mārupe Municipality	0.3	0.2	18	−8.0%
60	SIA "Info dispecher"	80 Investigation and security activities	Daugavpils	0.3	0.2	49	+6.3%
61	SIA "BSMC Group"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.3	0.2	49	+12.0%
62	SIA "Royal Group"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.3	0.2	40	−1.8%
63	SIA "Strong Security"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.3	0.2	34	−7.4%
64	SIA "Reģionālais drošības serviss"	80 Investigation and security activities	Ogre Municipality	0.3	0.2	36	−2.4%
65	SIA "ALFA DROŠĪBA GROUPS"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.3	0.2	40	+16.2%
66	SIA "Evor S"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.3	0.2	50	−16.5%
67	SIA "Security Expert"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.3	0.2	38	−3.5%
68	SIA "KILTER PULSE"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.3	0.2	19	+25.3%
69	SIA "FIRETEX"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.2	0.1	19	+67.7%
70	SIA "EVORM INSTALLSERVISS"	80 Investigation and security activities	Jūrmala	0.2	0.1	16	+13.9%
71	SIA "HEINEX"	80 Investigation and security activities	Ropaži Municipality	0.2	0.1	23	+106.3%
72	I SIA	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.2	0.1	9	+22.7%
73	SIA "AP-HELP Group"	80 Investigation and security activities	Mārupe Municipality	0.2	0.2	22	−15.4%
74	SIA "PĀRSLA-APSARDZE"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.2	0.1	49	−42.7%
75	"2K Services" SIA	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.2	0.1	14	+28.6%
76	SIA "RB Drošība"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.2	0.1	27	+15.5%
77	SIA "TRIMA Group Security"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.2	0.1	49	−36.5%
78	SIA "Security GmbH"	80 Investigation and security activities	Jelgava Municipality	0.2	0.1	56	−14.3%
79	SIA "Spectra Baltic"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.2	0.0	4	+10.6%
80	SIA "Aplat"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.2	0.1	26	+2.8%
81	SIA "M Baltic Group"	80 Investigation and security activities	Mārupe Municipality	0.2	0.1	18	+45.2%
82	SIA "VANAGS DROŠĪBA"	80 Investigation and security activities	Ropaži Municipality	0.2	0.1	129	+60.1%
83	SIA "KDR Group"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.2	0.1	31	+16.3%
84	SIA "Security eu"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.2	0.1	25	+48.0%
85	SIA DELTA apsardze	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.2	0.1	20	+56.9%
86	SIA "VEKTORS PLUS"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.2	0.1	16	+34.5%
87	SIA "Pults LB"	80 Investigation and security activities	Talsi Municipality	0.2	0.1	30	+29.0%
88	VESMANN MANAGEMENT SIA	80 Investigation and security activities	Mārupe Municipality	0.2	0.1	15	+117.9%
89	SIA PANNON	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.2	0.1	18	+3.3%
90	SIA "KALIPSO APSARDZE"	80 Investigation and security activities	Dobele Municipality	0.2	0.1	25	+6.6%
91	SIA "AGEMA Security"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.2	0.1	22	+1.6%
92	SIA "Omnium Apsardze"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.2	0.1	16	+7.4%
93	SIA "G SIGNĀLS"	80 Investigation and security activities	Ķekava Municipality	0.2	0.1	26	−0.1%
94	SIA "Ar Bo"	80 Investigation and security activities	Bauska Municipality	0.1	0.0	6	+14.3%
95	SIA "VIZIT"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.1	0.1	8	+18.8%
96	SIA "APSARGS R"	80 Investigation and security activities	Rēzekne	0.1	0.1	18	+5.5%
97	SIA "UNIFORTS"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.1	0.1	7	−7.7%
98	SIA "Cerber apsardze"	80 Investigation and security activities	Ropaži Municipality	0.1	0.1	20	−8.7%
99	SIA "PROF & SARDZE"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.1	0.1	25	+7.8%
100	SIA "TIPS INT"	80 Investigation and security activities	Riga	0.1	0.0	4	+20.9%

How the figures are compiled

The source is the State Revenue Service (VID) open dataset of taxes administered by VID paid by merchants in the last three tax years, published on data.gov.lv under CC0. VID republishes it in place with only the latest years, so Fakts keeps every year once it appears and restored the older years from copies saved by the Internet Archive.

The amount is the total of taxes administered by VID that a merchant paid in the tax year, in thousands of euro. It includes, for example, VAT, excise duty, corporate income tax, personal income tax and state social insurance contributions. VID publishes it net of refunds, so a merchant that got back more than it paid shows a negative total.

Labour taxes are personal income tax and state social insurance contributions, which VID states separately. Staff is VID’s average number of employees in the year. The change compares the same merchant’s total with the year before.

The industry is the main NACE code VID holds for that year. The municipality and the name come from the company’s current entry in the Register of Enterprises.

The data covers merchants: limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, individual merchants, partnerships and branches of foreign merchants. State and municipal institutions, associations and farms are not included.

Sources

Taxes administered by VID paid by merchants in the last three tax years, State Revenue Service of Latvia (VID)
Register of Enterprises open data, Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia

Fakts compiles these figures from the datasets above, published on data.gov.lv under the CC0 licence. They are not official statistics.

Questions

Which taxes are included in the total?: Every tax administered by VID that the merchant paid in the year, for example VAT, excise duty, corporate income tax, personal income tax and social contributions. VID publishes the total net of refunds.
Why can a company with few staff pay so much?: The total includes the VAT and excise duty a company pays over on the goods it sells. For fuel, alcohol and tobacco traders these make up most of the total, so they can rank high with few employees. The “Labour taxes” column shows how much of the total is income tax and social contributions.
Why can a company’s total be negative?: VID publishes the total net of refunds. If a company got back more VAT in the year than it paid, an exporter for instance, the total is negative.
Does the list include every company?: It includes the merchants for which VID publishes taxes paid. Institutions, associations and farms are not in it. If a company is in a VAT group, VID publishes the group’s VAT separately, so it may not be in the company’s own total.
How often is the data updated?: Fakts loads the VID and Register of Enterprises data every night. A new year appears once VID publishes it.

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