Gini coefficient in Slovenia
Slovenia: Gini coefficient was 0.2468 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.2468
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
118th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.2912
in 1993
All-time low
0.236
in 1987
Years of data
24
1987–2023
Gini coefficient in Slovenia, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 0.2468 for gini coefficient in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Slovenia peaked at 0.2912 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.236, in 1987.
That places Slovenia 118th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gini coefficient in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.236 | — |
| 1993 | 0.2912 | +23.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2412 | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2404 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2479 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2463 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2436 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2435 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2372 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2479 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2493 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2487 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2559 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2624 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2566 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2541 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2476 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2422 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2463 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2438 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2403 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2428 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2431 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2468 | +1.6% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 0.2468 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 77% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 0.2468 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.236 | 0.236 | 0.236 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2576 | 0.2404 | 0.2912 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2444 | 0.2372 | 0.2479 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2507 | 0.2422 | 0.2624 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2433 | 0.2403 | 0.2468 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More poverty & inequality data for Slovenia
- 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 1.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,586 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 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Slovenia?
- Gini coefficient in Slovenia was 0.2468 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2912 in 1993.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.236 in 1987.
- How does Slovenia rank for gini coefficient?
- Slovenia ranks 118th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Slovenia 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 Gini coefficient. 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.