Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Slovakia
Slovakia: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 8.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8.8%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
26th
of 47 countries
All-time high
16.9%
in 2014
All-time low
8.6%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Slovakia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Slovakia is 8.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Slovakia peaked at 16.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2022.
Slovakia ranks 26th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.9% | — |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 8.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.2%, 95% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 8.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.0%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.9% | 16.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.6% | 11.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 342.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -59.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 379.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1175 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3,355 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Slovakia?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Slovakia was 8.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2022.
- How does Slovakia rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Slovakia ranks 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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