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

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