Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Slovakia

Slovakia: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 5.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
5.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
107th
of 109 countries
All-time high
9.4%
in 2013
All-time low
2.4%
in 1985
Years of data
27
1980–2022

Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Slovakia, 1980–2022

2468101980200120221980: 2.5 %1985: 2.4 %1988: 2.7 %1992: 3.4 %1997: 4.6 %1998: 5.1 %1999: 5.8 %2000: 5.5 %2001: 6.7 %2002: 7 %2003: 6.3 %2004: 8.5 %2008: 7.2 %2009: 7.9 %2010: 9 %2011: 7.7 %2012: 7.7 %2013: 9.4 %2014: 8 %2015: 8.6 %2016: 6.9 %2017: 6.3 %2018: 5.9 %2019: 5.7 %2020: 5.7 %2021: 5.6 %2022: 5.6 %

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Slovakia is 5.6%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Slovakia peaked at 9.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1985.

Slovakia ranks 107th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.6% 2.4% 2.7% 3
1990s 4.7% 3.4% 5.8% 4
2000s 7.0% 5.5% 8.5% 7
2010s 7.5% 5.7% 9.4% 10
2020s 5.6% 5.6% 5.7% 3

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 104 Italy 6.1% compare
  2. 105 Belgium 5.9% compare
  3. 106 Netherlands 5.7% compare
  4. 108 Iceland 4.7% compare
  5. 109 Cyprus 4.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Slovakia?
Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Slovakia was 5.6% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1985.
How does Slovakia rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
Slovakia ranks 107th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia data come from?
The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Unit
%
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
109 places, 2,196 data points, 1913–2024
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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.