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
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Slovakia, 1980–2022
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.