Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Slovakia
Slovakia: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 22.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% 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
In 2022, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Slovakia stood at 22.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Slovakia peaked at 28.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1985.
Slovakia ranks 106th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.3% | — |
| 1985 | 16.9% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.2% | 16.9% | 17.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 17.8% | 22.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 23.1% | 27.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 22.8% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.8% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6289 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 17,952 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 31.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 34.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0141 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 402.39 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -0.7477 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0111 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Slovakia?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Slovakia was 22.7% 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 10% before and after tax recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1985.
- How does Slovakia rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Slovakia ranks 106th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 10% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.