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Slovakia

Europe & Central Asia · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 9.6%
Current prices2025
154USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 9.7%
Current prices2025
28,498USD
Real GDP growth▼ 1.1 pp
Annual change2025
0.8%
Inflation▲ 1.1 pp
Average consumer prices2025
4.2%
Unemployment▲ 0.1 pp
Rate2025
5.4%
Government debt▲ 1.9 pp
General government, gross2025
61.6% of GDP
Current account▲ 1.0 pp
Balance2025
-3.6% of GDP
Population▼ 0.1%
Total2025
5.42million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-5.50.010.81995: 7.9%1996: 6.9%1997: 4.4%1998: 3.8%1999: -0.5%2000: 0.8%2001: 2.9%2002: 4.4%2003: 4.9%2004: 5.4%2005: 6.5%2006: 8.9%2007: 10.8%2008: 5.4%2009: -5.5%2010: 6.8%2011: 2.6%2012: 1.6%2013: 0.7%2014: 2.7%2015: 5.2%2016: 1.9%2017: 2.9%2018: 4.1%2019: 2.3%2020: -2.6%2021: 5.7%2022: 0.5%2023: 2.1%2024: 1.9%2025: 0.8%2026: 0.6% (IMF projection)2027: 1.6% (IMF projection)2028: 2.6% (IMF projection)2029: 2.5% (IMF projection)2030: 2.2% (IMF projection)2031: 1.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.50.012.21995: 11.0%1996: 4.8%1997: 6.0%1998: 6.7%1999: 10.5%2000: 12.2%2001: 7.1%2002: 3.5%2003: 8.4%2004: 7.5%2005: 2.8%2006: 4.3%2007: 1.9%2008: 3.9%2009: 0.9%2010: 0.7%2011: 4.1%2012: 3.7%2013: 1.5%2014: -0.1%2015: -0.3%2016: -0.5%2017: 1.4%2018: 2.5%2019: 2.8%2020: 2.0%2021: 2.8%2022: 12.1%2023: 11.0%2024: 3.1%2025: 4.2%2026: 4.2% (IMF projection)2027: 3.3% (IMF projection)2028: 2.9% (IMF projection)2029: 2.4% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %5.70.52.11.90.80.61.62.62.52.2
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.812.111.03.14.24.23.32.92.42.0
Unemployment rate %6.86.25.85.35.45.85.75.65.65.6
GDP, current prices USD bn121116134141154169177186195204
GDP per capita, current prices USD22,08721,32324,61325,97228,49831,24232,82334,65236,42438,081
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD38,32341,46343,95445,95347,68449,46651,51553,84756,31558,790
General government gross debt % of GDP60.257.855.859.761.663.065.567.269.472.0
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-5.1-1.6-5.3-5.5-5.0-4.4-5.0-5.1-5.1-5.3
Current account balance % of GDP-4.8-9.6-3.0-4.6-3.6-3.0-1.7-1.4-1.1-1.1
Population million5.465.435.435.425.425.415.395.385.365.35

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.075.02000: 51%2001: 51%2002: 46%2003: 44%2004: 42%2005: 35%2006: 32%2007: 30%2008: 29%2009: 36%2010: 41%2011: 43%2012: 52%2013: 55%2014: 53%2015: 52%2016: 52%2017: 51%2018: 49%2019: 48%2020: 58%2021: 60%2022: 58%2023: 56%2024: 60%2025: 62%2026: 63% (IMF projection)2027: 65% (IMF projection)2028: 67% (IMF projection)2029: 69% (IMF projection)2030: 72% (IMF projection)2031: 75% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-9.60.02.92000: -3.1%2001: -8.0%2002: -7.6%2003: -4.9%2004: -5.9%2005: -7.3%2006: -7.0%2007: -4.8%2008: -6.4%2009: -3.4%2010: -4.6%2011: -4.9%2012: 0.9%2013: 2.9%2014: 1.7%2015: -2.1%2016: -1.5%2017: -1.7%2018: -1.6%2019: -3.5%2020: -0.5%2021: -4.8%2022: -9.6%2023: -3.0%2024: -4.6%2025: -3.6%2026: -3.0% (IMF projection)2027: -1.7% (IMF projection)2028: -1.4% (IMF projection)2029: -1.1% (IMF projection)2030: -1.1% (IMF projection)2031: -1.1% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19952.127.618.457.1
20051.532.120.354.8
20152.029.918.858.1
20251.628.116.259.8

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method26,410USD2025+48.4%
GNI, Atlas method143USD bn2025+48.1%
Exports of goods and services85.1% of GDP2025-5.6 pp
Imports of goods and services85.2% of GDP2025-3.5 pp
Life expectancy at birth78.4years2024+2.0%
Urban population53.2% of total2025-0.7 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)