Wealth share of the richest 1% in Slovakia
Slovakia: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 17.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Slovakia, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Slovakia stood at 17.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Slovakia peaked at 18.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1985.
That places Slovakia 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.5% | — |
| 1981 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12.5% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 12.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 12.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | +0.3% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 17.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 63% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 17.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.1%, 71% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.6% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 12.8% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.1% | 17.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More reference data data for Slovakia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1453 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.8538 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7911 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Slovakia?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Slovakia was 17.2% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1985.
- How does Slovakia rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Slovakia ranks 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.