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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.
Slovenia recognizes the importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) for its economy, according to the country’s Minister for Economic Development and Technology, and is working hard to draw interest from foreign investors.
USD 2.27 billion (2021)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2022
USD 60.89 billion (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
USD 90.91 billion (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021* |
| 4.8% | 4.4% | 3.3% | –42% | 6.3% |
*Estimate
USD 28,939.27 (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
USD 43,206.36 (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
0.06% (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
(2020 estimate)
2.0% (2019)
OECD, retrieved January 2022
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021* |
| 4.8% | 4.4% | 3.3% | –42% | 6.3% |
*Estimate
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021* |
| 4.8% | 4.4% | 3.3% | –42% | 6.3% |
*Estimate
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021* |
| 74.1% | 70.3% | 65.6% | 79.8% | 77.2% |
*Estimate
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021* |
| 2.1% | 2.5% | –1.9% | –6.9% | –5.8% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: AA–
Moody's: A3
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
USD 8.4 billion (2020)
World Bank / Market capitalization
USD 3.9 billion (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
6.4% (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
77.9% (2020)
World Bank - World Development Indicators (updated Feb 2022)
0.25% (2020)
0.2% (2020)
Packaged medicines, cars and vehicle parts, refined petroleum, electrical lighting/signaling equipment, electricity (2019)
Packaged medicines, cars and vehicle parts, refined petroleum, delivery trucks, electricity (2019)
Germany 18%, Italy 11%, Croatia 8%, Austria 7%, France 5%, Switzerland 5% (2019)
Germany 14%, Italy 12%, Austria 8%, Switzerland 8%, China 7% (2019)
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| USD 1.4 billion | USD 1.2 billion | USD 529 million |
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| USD 281 million | USD 389 million | USD 555 million |
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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
World Bank - Doing Business 2020
60 out of 141 (2019)
World Economic Forum / Global competitiveness ranking
Ranking: 32 / Score: 70.5 (Mostly Free)
The Heritage Foundation - 2022 Index of Economic Freedom
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)
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)
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020* |
| N/A | 1.99 million | 2.05 million | 2.06 million | 2.07 million |
*Estimate
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
| 28.2% | 48% |
50.8% |
54.5% |
Total population: 99.7%
Male: 99.7%
Female: 99.7%
Definition: na (2015 est.)
0% (last available estimate, 2015)
25.4 (last available estimate, 2015)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
Free
Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 1 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 33.4% Mobile: 118.7% (2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)