Wealth share of the richest 1% in Slovenia
Slovenia: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 23.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Slovenia, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 23.2% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Slovenia peaked at 27.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1980.
That places Slovenia 188th 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 Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.0% | — |
| 1981 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 12.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +32.3% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +26.5% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 23.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 84% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 23.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.1%, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wealth share of the richest 1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +32.3% | 12.1% | 16.1% |
| 2012 | +26.5% | 16.1% | 20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 12.1% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More reference data data for Slovenia
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- 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)
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- 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 wealth share of the richest 1% in Slovenia?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Slovenia was 23.2% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1980.
- How does Slovenia rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Slovenia ranks 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.