Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Slovakia
Slovakia: Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax was 5.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Slovakia, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 5.6% for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Slovakia peaked at 9.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1985.
That places Slovakia 107th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.5% | — |
| 1985 | 2.4% | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +23.4% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +37.3% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +20.4% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +34.9% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 5.7% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1415 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,038 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8525 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 24,333 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7544 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 21,534 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Slovakia?
- Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Slovakia was 5.6% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1985.
- How does Slovakia rank for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax?
- Slovakia ranks 107th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.