Tax revenue in Slovakia
Slovakia: Tax revenue was 19.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in Slovakia, 1995–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 19.1% for tax revenue in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Slovakia peaked at 22.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2010.
That places Slovakia 57th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22.9% | — |
| 1996 | 21.2% | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 19.7% | 22.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 15.5% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 15.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.5% | 19.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 54 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% compare
- 55 Senegal 19.5% compare
- 56 Maldives 19.5% compare
- 58 Zambia 18.8% compare
- 59 North Macedonia 18.8% compare
- 60 Burkina Faso 18.7% compare
More public sector data for Slovakia
- Arms imports 298.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 54.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 893.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 298.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 525.49 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.85 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 623.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Slovakia?
- Tax revenue in Slovakia was 19.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2010.
- How does Slovakia rank for tax revenue?
- Slovakia ranks 57th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.