Median income per year (after tax) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Median income per year (after tax) was 17,854 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2018. ▲ Rising
Median income per year (after tax) in Slovakia, 1992–2018
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2018, median income per year (after tax) in Slovakia stood at 17,854 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median income per year (after tax) in Slovakia peaked at 17,854 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,711 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1996.
Slovakia ranks 31st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Median income per year (after tax) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2021 prices | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10,847 international-$ in 2021 prices | — |
| 1996 | 10,711 international-$ in 2021 prices | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 11,396 international-$ in 2021 prices | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 14,928 international-$ in 2021 prices | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 16,121 international-$ in 2021 prices | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 15,763 international-$ in 2021 prices | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 15,936 international-$ in 2021 prices | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 16,177 international-$ in 2021 prices | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 16,966 international-$ in 2021 prices | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 17,796 international-$ in 2021 prices | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 17,854 international-$ in 2021 prices | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,779 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10,711 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10,847 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2000s | 13,162 international-$ in 2021 prices | 11,396 international-$ in 2021 prices | 14,928 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2010s | 16,659 international-$ in 2021 prices | 15,763 international-$ in 2021 prices | 17,854 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 28 Estonia 19,376 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 29 Greece 18,383 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 30 Romania 18,022 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 32 Bulgaria 16,721 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 33 Uruguay 14,010 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 34 Hungary 13,199 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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$), annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median income per year (after tax) in Slovakia?
- Median income per year (after tax) in Slovakia was 17,854 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2018, according to Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median income per year (after tax) recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,854 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2018.
- What is the lowest median income per year (after tax) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,711 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1996.
- How does Slovakia rank for median income per year (after tax)?
- Slovakia ranks 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2018.
- Is median income per year (after tax) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Median income per year (after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of income per year below which 50% of the population live.