Income inequality: Atkinson index in Slovenia
Slovenia: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1002 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Slovenia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: atkinson index in Slovenia is 0.1002, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Slovenia peaked at 0.1218 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0906, in 2010.
That places Slovenia 172nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0906 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1122 | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1218 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1218 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1218 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1128 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1101 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1046 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1001 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1027 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1005 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0981 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1002 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1002 | +0.0% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 0.1002 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 59% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 0.1002 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1098 | 0.0906 | 0.1218 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0997 | 0.0981 | 0.1005 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 169 Denmark 0.1102 compare
- 170 Iceland 0.1068 compare
- 171 United Arab Emirates 0.1042 compare
- 173 Slovakia 0.1001 compare
- 174 Azerbaijan 0.057 compare
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 income inequality: atkinson index in Slovenia?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Slovenia was 0.1002 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1218 in 2012.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0906 in 2010.
- How does Slovenia rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Slovenia ranks 172nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.