Economic overview
A brief overview of the economy of Slovenia
Advantages of the Slovenian business environment
Favorable geostrategic location
Quality workforce
Quality of life
Quality infrastructure
Access to the markets of the SEE region
General safety and stability
Membership and organizations
Part of OSCE since 1992
Part of EU and NATO
since 2004
Part of the Eurozone
since 2007
Part of OECD since 2010
Stable, west and business oriented government
Globally ranked player
37 out of 190 countries evaluated
Ease of Doing Business
35 out of 141 countries evaluated
Global Competitiveness Index
33 out of 162 countries evaluated
Economic Freedom of the World
18 out of 180 countries evaluated
Environmental Performance Index
35 out of 183 countries evaluated
Corruption Perception Index
45 out of 190 countries evaluated
Paying Taxes Ranking
Basic Slovenia Economy Data
Population (million)
GDP per capita (EUR)
GDP (EUR bn)
Economic Growth (GDP, annual variation in %)
Consumption (annual variation in %)
Investment (annual variation in %)
Industrial Production (annual variation in %)
Retail Sales (annual variation in %)
Unemployment Rate
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)
Public Debt (% of GDP)
Money (annual variation in %)
Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %, eop)
Inflation Rate (HICP, annual variation in %)
Inflation (PPI, annual variation in %)
Trade Balance (EUR billion)
Exports (EUR billion)
Imports (EUR billion)
2015
2.1
18,832
38.9
2.2
2.1
-1.2
5.6
1.1
9.0
-2.8
82.6
5.0
-0.5
-0.8
-0.2
1.5
24.0
22.6
2016
2.1
19,559
40.4
3.1
4.5
-3.7
6.6
4.4
8.0
-1.9
78.7
7.7
0.5
-0.2
-1.4
1.5
25.0
23.5
2017
2.1
20,808
43.0
4.8
2.0
10.4
7.7
7.4
6.6
0.0
74.1
6.6
1.8
1.6
2.2
1.6
28.4
26.8
2018
2.1
22,123
45.8
4.1
2.8
9.1
5.1
4.6
5.1
0.7
70.4
7.4
1.4
1.9
2.1
1.3
30.8
29.5
2019
2.1
23,204
48.0
2.4
2.6
3.2
3.3
3.4
4.5
0.5
66.1
7.9
1.8
1.7
0.7
1.3
32.0
30.7
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
18,832 | 19,559 | 20,808 | 22,123 | 23,204 | |
38.9 | 40.4 | 43.0 | 45.8 | 48.0 | |
2.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.4 | |
2.1 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | |
-1.2 | -3.7 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 3.2 | |
5.6 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 3.3 | |
1.1 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | |
9.0 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 | |
-2.8 | -1.9 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | |
82.6 | 78.7 | 74.1 | 70.4 | 66.1 | |
5.0 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.9 | |
-0.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | |
-0.8 | -0.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | |
-0.2 | -1.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | |
1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
24.0 | 25.0 | 28.4 | 30.8 | 32.0 | |
22.6 | 23.5 | 26.8 | 29.5 | 30.7 |