Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia
Slovakia: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.2382 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia, 1992–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia is 0.2382, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia peaked at 0.293 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2019, in 1992.
Slovakia ranks 119th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2019 | — |
| 1996 | 0.2628 | +30.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2708 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.293 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.258 | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2466 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2602 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2723 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2732 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2654 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2612 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2809 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.261 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2649 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2515 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2324 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2497 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2323 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2422 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2411 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2408 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2382 | -1.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.2382 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 74% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.2382 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2323 | 0.2019 | 0.2628 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2668 | 0.2466 | 0.293 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2572 | 0.2323 | 0.2809 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2406 | 0.2382 | 0.2422 | 4 |
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 vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia was 0.2382 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.293 in 2005.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2019 in 1992.
- How does Slovakia rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Slovakia ranks 119th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. 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.