Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) was 0.2362 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Slovakia, 1992–2018
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Slovakia is 0.2362, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Slovakia peaked at 0.2714 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1892, in 1992.
Slovakia ranks 48th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1892 | — |
| 1996 | 0.2497 | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2692 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2477 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2637 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2714 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2462 | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2498 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.233 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2191 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2362 | +7.8% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.2362 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2989, 79% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.2362 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2895, 82% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2194 | 0.1892 | 0.2497 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2585 | 0.2477 | 0.2692 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2456 | 0.2191 | 0.2714 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More poverty & inequality data for Slovakia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,560 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -10.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.49 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Slovakia?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Slovakia was 0.2362 in 2018, according to Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2714 in 2013.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1892 in 1992.
- How does Slovakia rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Slovakia ranks 48th out of 48 countries with data for 2018.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.