Income share held by highest 20% in Slovenia
Slovenia: Income share held by highest 20% was 34.8% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Income share held by highest 20% in Slovenia, 1987β2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by highest 20% in Slovenia is 34.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Slovenia peaked at 39.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2008.
Slovenia ranks 120th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 34.2% | 38.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 34.0% | 39.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 34.4% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 34.4% | 34.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 117 Czechia 35.5% compare
- 118 Netherlands 35.2% compare
- 119 Syrian Arab Republic 35.1% compare
- 120 Belarus, Republic of 34.8% compare
- 122 Slovak Republic 32.8% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Slovenia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.58 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,586 (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 revenues vs income inequality 36.39 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.042 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 20% in Slovenia?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Slovenia was 34.8% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2008.
- How does Slovenia rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Slovenia ranks 120th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.