Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 2.6% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Slovakia, 2005–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2015, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Slovakia stood at 2.6%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 201.8% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Slovakia peaked at 2.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2012.
Slovakia ranks 9th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.2% | — |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +109.5% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -38.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -40.4% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +201.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 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 households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Slovakia?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Slovakia was 2.6% in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
- How does Slovakia rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Slovakia ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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