Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Slovenia
Slovenia: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 6.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Slovenia, 1992–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 6.5% for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Slovenia peaked at 6.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1992.
Slovenia ranks 102nd of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.5% | — |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 6.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 72% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 6.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 73% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Slovenia?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Slovenia was 6.5% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1992.
- How does Slovenia rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Slovenia ranks 102nd 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 Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.