Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Slovakia
Slovakia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 36.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Slovakia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Slovakia is 36.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Slovakia peaked at 36.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2000.
That places Slovakia 26th out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.6% | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 27.0% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 31.6% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.4% | 36.4% | 4 |
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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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Slovakia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Slovakia was 36.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Slovakia ranks 26th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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