Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Slovakia
Slovakia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 35.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Slovakia, 1994–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Slovakia is 35.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Slovakia peaked at 39.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2010.
Slovakia ranks 21st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 37.8% | — |
| 1995 | 39.5% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 38.6% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 36.5% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 36.1% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 34.8% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 34.8% | 39.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 28.9% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 27.9% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 34.8% | 35.5% | 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 revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Slovakia?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Slovakia was 35.5% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2010.
- How does Slovakia rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Slovakia ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.