Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Slovakia
Slovakia: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 48.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Slovakia, 2004–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Slovakia is 48.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Slovakia peaked at 48.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 2005.
That places Slovakia 1st out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 41.4% | — |
| 2005 | 36.6% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | +17.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 48.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.3%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 48.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.2%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 36.6% | 41.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 36.8% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 41.3% | 48.3% | 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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Slovakia?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Slovakia was 48.3% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2005.
- How does Slovakia rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Slovakia ranks 1st out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.