Prosperity gap in Slovenia
Slovenia: Prosperity gap was 0.6299 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prosperity gap in Slovenia, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, prosperity gap in Slovenia stood at 0.6299. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Slovenia peaked at 1.37 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.6299, in 2023.
Slovenia ranks 112th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prosperity gap in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.7685 | — |
| 1993 | 1.37 | +78.1% |
| 1997 | 1.16 | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 1.16 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9464 | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9303 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8717 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8261 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7839 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7947 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7968 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8016 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8519 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8688 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8324 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8241 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7901 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7629 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7205 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7028 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6648 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.637 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6379 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6299 | -1.3% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 0.6299 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.08, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 0.6299 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.29, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prosperity gap in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +78.1% | 0.7685 | 1.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7685 | 0.7685 | 0.7685 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 1.16 | 1.37 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8589 | 0.7839 | 0.9464 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7952 | 0.7028 | 0.8688 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6424 | 0.6299 | 0.6648 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More reference data data for Slovenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3634 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3634 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.124 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Slovenia?
- Prosperity gap in Slovenia was 0.6299 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 1993.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6299 in 2023.
- How does Slovenia rank for prosperity gap?
- Slovenia ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.