Economy of Slovenia

Economy of Slovenia
The city of Ljubljana is the capital and financial centre of Slovenia.
CurrencyEuro (EUR, €)
1 January – 31 December
Trade organisations
EU, WTO, OECD
Country group
Statistics
PopulationIncrease 2,120,547 (February 2024)[3]
GDP
  • Increase $72 billion (nominal, 2024)[4]
  • Increase $113 billion (PPP, 2024)[4]
GDP rank
GDP growth
  • 2.1% (2023)
  • 1.5% (2024)
  • 2.6% (2025)[5]
GDP per capita
  • Increase $34,026 (nominal, 2024)[4]
  • Increase $53,287 (PPP, 2024)[4]
GDP per capita rank
GDP by sector
  • 7.4% (2023)
  • 2.7% (2024)
  • 2.0% (2025)[4]
Population below poverty line
  • Positive decrease 14.4% at risk of poverty (2019)[7]
  • Negative increase 13.7% at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE 2023)[8]
Negative increase 23.4 low (2023)[9]
Steady 56 out of 100 points (2023, 42nd rank)
Labour force
  • Increase 1,083,800 (2022)[11]
  • Decrease 77.5% employment rate (2023)[12]
Labour force by occupation
Unemployment
  • Positive decrease 4.5% (November 2021)[13]
  • Steady 11.2% youth unemployment (15 to 24 year-olds; June 2020)[14]
Average gross salary
€2,427 / $2,639 monthly (November 2023)
€1,594 / $1,733 monthly (November 2023)
Main industries
ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products, lead and zinc smelting; electronics (including military electronics), trucks, automobiles, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, machine tools [15]
External
ExportsIncrease €52.9 billion (2022)[16]
Export goods
manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food [15]
Main export partners
ImportsIncrease €56.8 billion (2022)[16]
Import goods
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, food
Main import partners
FDI stock
  • Increase $19.23 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[6]
  • Increase Abroad: $9.914 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[6]
Increase $3.475 billion (2017 est.)[6]
Positive decrease $46.3 billion (31 January 2017 est.)[6]
Public finances
  • Positive decrease 74.7% of GDP (2022)[17]
  • Positive decrease €38.857 billion (2022)[17]
  • €260 million surplus (2019)[17]
  • +0.5% of GDP (2019)[17]
Revenues44.2% of GDP (2019)[17]
Expenses43.7% of GDP (2019)[17]
Economic aid
Increase $889.9 million (31 December 2017 est.)[6]
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.
GNI per capita:
  Slovenia ($23,520)
  Higher GNI per capita compared to Slovenia
  Lower GNI per capita compared to Slovenia

The economy of Slovenia is a developed mixed economy.[22][23] The country enjoys a high level of prosperity and stability as well as above-average GDP per capita by purchasing power parity at 91% of the EU average in 2023.[24] The nominal GDP in 2023 is 68.108 billion USD, nominal GDP per capita (GDP/pc) in 2023 is USD 32,350.[4] The highest GDP/pc is in central Slovenia, where the capital city Ljubljana is located. It is part of the Western Slovenia statistical region, which has a higher GDP/pc than eastern Slovenia.[25]

In January 2007, Slovenia became the first member to have both joined the European Union and adopted the euro, and the first ex-Yugoslav republic to join the eurozone. It has also been a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development since 2010.[26]

Slovenia has a highly educated workforce, well-developed infrastructure, and is situated at a major transport crossroads.[26] The level of foreign direct investment is one of the lowest but has been steadily rising in the last few years. The Slovenian economy has been affected by the European economic crisis, which occurred in the late 2000s.[26] After 2013, GDP per capita began rising again.[27] Almost two-thirds of the working population is employed in services.[6]

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