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Slovenia GDP and Economic Data
Country Report 2017 - Includes Slovenia real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Slovenia economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Slovenia best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 0.9 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
USD 54.2 billion (2018, estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Intl$ 76.0 billion (2018, estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| 6.9% | 3.3% | -7.8% | 1.2% | 0.6% | -2.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | ||
| 3% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
*Estimate
GDP per capita - current prices
USD 26,234.3 (2018, estimate)
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
| N/A | N/A | 0.07% | 0.07% | 0.06% |
*Estimate
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 1.9%
- industry: 28.9%
- services: 56.3%
(2018 estimate)
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)
1.9% (2017)
OECD, data retrieved October 2019
Inflation
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| -0.5% | -0.1% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.8% |
*Estimate
Unemployment rate
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
| 9% | 8% | 6.6% | 5.1% | 4.5% |
*Estimate
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 82.6% | 78.7% | 74.1% | 70.4% | 67.1% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| -3.3% | -1.6% | -0.7% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
*Estimate
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: AA-
Moody's: Baa1
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 5.3 billion | USD 6.3 billion | USD 7.3 billion |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
5.7 % (2018 estimate)
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
85.2% (2018)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.23% (2018)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.16% (2018)
Export commodities
Manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food
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Import commodities
Machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, food
Exports - major partners
Germany 18.9%, Italy 10.7%, Austria 7.4%, Croatia 7.1%, France 4.8%, Poland 4.2%, Hungary 4.2% (2017)
Imports - major partners
Germany 16.5%, Italy 13.5%, Austria 9.3%, Turkey 5.8%, Croatia 4.8%, China 4.5% (2017)
FDI inflows
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 1,245 million | USD 782 million | USD 1,419 million |
FDI outflows
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 290 million | USD 315 million | USD 82 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| N/A | N/A | USD -1,139 million | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Best countries for doing business
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
37 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 41 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 119 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 23 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 54 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 119 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 18 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 45 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 1 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 112 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 8 out of 190 countries
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Global competitiveness ranking
35 out of 141 countries
Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 58 / Score: 65.5 (Moderately free)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Languages
Slovenian (official) 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4%, Italian (official, only in municipalities where Italian national communities reside), Hungarian (official, only in municipalities where Hungarian national communities reside)
Religions
Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census)
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020* |
| N/A | 1.99 million | 2.05 million | 2.06 million | 2.07 million |
*Estimate
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
| 28.2% | 48% |
50.8% |
54.5% |
Literacy
Total population: 99.7%
Male: 99.7%
Female: 99.7%
Definition: na (2015 est.)
% of population living on less than $3.10 a day
0% (last available estimate, 2015)
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
25.4 (last available estimate, 2015)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
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Freedom House rating
Free
Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 1 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed: 33.4% Mobile: 118.7% (2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)