Poorest Countries in the World 2019
All these extremely fragile and underdeveloped economies have either recently been through a civil war or are suffering from ongoing sectarian or ethnic conflicts.
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 0.6 billion (2016)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2017
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
USD 45.9 billion (2017, estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Intl$ 68.8 billion (2017, estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 5.7% | 6.9% | 3.3% | -7.8% | 1.2% | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* | ||
| -1.1% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1.8% |
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GDP per capita - current prices
USD 22,220.1 (2017, estimate)
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2017* |
| N/A | N/A | 0.07% | 0.07% | 0.06% |
*Estimate
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 2.3%
- industry: 33.6%
- services: 64.1%
(2016 estimate)
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)
2.4% (2014)
OECD, data retrieved January 2017
Inflation
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 1.8% | 0.2% | -0.5% | -0.3% | 1.0% |
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Unemployment rate
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 10.1% | 9.7% | 9.0% | 8.2% | 7.9% |
*Estimate
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 71% | 80.9% | 83.1% | 80% | 81.2% |
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Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| -13.9% | -5.8% | -3.3% | -2.3% | -2.3% |
*Estimate
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: A
Moody's: Baa3
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 7.1 billion | USD 7.5 billion | USD 6 billion |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
7.2% (2017 estimate)
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
77.9% (2015)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.2% (2015)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.1% (2015)
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 19.1%, Italy 10.6%, Austria 8%, Croatia 6.8%, Slovakia 4.7%, Hungary 4.4%, France 4.2% (2015)
Imports - major partners
Germany 16.5%, Italy 13.6%, Austria 10.2%, China 5.5%, Croatia 5.1%, Turkey 4% (2015)
FDI inflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD -151 million | USD 1,061 million | USD 993 million |
FDI outflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD -214 million | USD 264 million | USD -65 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 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: 30 out of 190 countries (2017)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 49 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 119 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 34 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 133 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 9 out of 190 countries
Trading Across Borders: 1 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 24 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 80 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 16 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 12 out of 190 countries
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Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 90 / Score: 60.63 (Moderately free) (2017)
(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) (2002 census)
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 | 2016* | 2021* |
| N/A | 1.988 million | 2.047 million | 2.065 million | 2.074 million |
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 28% | 48% | 51% | 50% |
Literacy
Total population: 99.7%
Male: 99.7%
Female: 99.7% (2015 est.)
% of population living on less than $3.10 a day
0% (2012)
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
25.6 (2012)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
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Freedom House rating
Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 1 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed 36.22% Mobile 113.22% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)