Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Slovenia
Slovenia: Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) was 8.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Slovenia, 1992–2022
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 Slovenia is 8.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Slovenia peaked at 8.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1992.
That places Slovenia 110th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.8% | — |
| 1993 | 5.7% | +17.6% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 4.8% | 7.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.9% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More economy & growth data for Slovenia
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7842 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 29,309 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 22,960 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 0.6037 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita 22,564 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 9.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Slovenia?
- Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Slovenia was 8.0% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1992.
- How does Slovenia rank for income share of the richest 1% (before tax)?
- Slovenia ranks 110th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.