Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) was 7.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Slovakia, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Slovakia is 7.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Slovakia peaked at 11.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1985.
That places Slovakia 112th out of 113 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 tax) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.2% | — |
| 1985 | 4.0% | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +23.4% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | +16.5% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +24.5% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 5.6% | 7.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.4% | 10.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 109 North Macedonia 8.2% compare
- 110 Slovenia 8.0% compare
- 111 Italy 7.8% compare
- 113 Netherlands 7.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 9.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5981 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 17,071 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5293 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 15,108 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4391 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 12,534 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 12,191 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Slovakia?
- Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Slovakia was 7.5% 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 tax) recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1985.
- How does Slovakia rank for income share of the richest 1% (before tax)?
- Slovakia ranks 112th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 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 before taxes and benefits.