Gini coefficient (before tax) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.3785 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Slovakia, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.3785 for gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Slovakia peaked at 0.4237 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3251, in 1985.
That places Slovakia 113th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3415 | — |
| 1985 | 0.3251 | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3342 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3342 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.366 | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3774 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3848 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3863 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4006 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4024 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3966 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4237 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4066 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4007 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4209 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4075 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4024 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.423 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3952 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.41 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3926 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3779 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3854 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3785 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3785 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3785 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3785 | +0.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.3785 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4706, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.3785 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4669, 81% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3336 | 0.3251 | 0.3415 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.3656 | 0.3342 | 0.3848 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.4024 | 0.3863 | 0.4237 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.3993 | 0.3779 | 0.423 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3785 | 0.3785 | 0.3785 | 3 |
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 gini coefficient (before tax) in Slovakia?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Slovakia was 0.3785 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4237 in 2004.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3251 in 1985.
- How does Slovakia rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Slovakia ranks 113th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient (before 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 before taxes and benefits.