Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Slovakia
Slovakia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 41.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Slovakia, 1995–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Slovakia is 41.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Slovakia peaked at 41.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2004.
Slovakia ranks 57th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 39.5% | — |
| 1996 | 37.2% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 37.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 37.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 38.5% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 35.3% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | +4.4% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 41.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 41.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.0% | 37.2% | 39.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 29.9% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 33.5% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 37.5% | 41.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Slovakia?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Slovakia was 41.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2004.
- How does Slovakia rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Slovakia ranks 57th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.