Country

Slovakia

EU member state since 2004 · world profile (World Bank data)

Best rank in the EU 3rd housing overburden, of 27

Where it stands out

rank among EU countries

Best ranks

  1. Housing overburden 3rd of 27
  2. Burglaries 3rd of 24
  3. Travel by car 4th of 27

Lowest ranks

  1. Renewables 26th of 27
  2. Infant mortality 26th of 27
  3. Long-term unemployment 26th of 27

Map

4 regions

 

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Over time

6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 1995-2025

Slovakia EU average

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 1995 Slovakia: 2,890 EU average: 14,910 1996 Slovakia: 3,200 EU average: 15,600 1997 Slovakia: 3,610 EU average: 16,010 1998 Slovakia: 3,790 EU average: 16,670 1999 Slovakia: 3,620 EU average: 17,420 2000 Slovakia: 4,140 EU average: 18,420 2001 Slovakia: 4,440 EU average: 19,270 2002 Slovakia: 4,890 EU average: 19,930 2003 Slovakia: 5,560 EU average: 20,400 2004 Slovakia: 6,430 EU average: 21,250 2005 Slovakia: 7,280 EU average: 22,110 2006 Slovakia: 8,460 EU average: 23,320 2007 Slovakia: 10,440 EU average: 24,680 2008 Slovakia: 12,220 EU average: 25,390 2009 Slovakia: 11,820 EU average: 24,230 2010 Slovakia: 12,660 EU average: 25,090 2011 Slovakia: 13,270 EU average: 25,880 2012 Slovakia: 13,640 EU average: 25,980 2013 Slovakia: 13,790 EU average: 26,260 2014 Slovakia: 14,130 EU average: 26,860 2015 Slovakia: 14,820 EU average: 27,810 2016 Slovakia: 15,030 EU average: 28,510 2017 Slovakia: 15,620 EU average: 29,680 2018 Slovakia: 16,580 EU average: 30,680 2019 Slovakia: 17,340 EU average: 31,740 2020 Slovakia: 17,270 EU average: 30,560 2021 Slovakia: 18,730 EU average: 33,330 2022 Slovakia: 20,150 EU average: 36,180 2023 Slovakia: 22,640 EU average: 38,450 2024 Slovakia: 23,850 EU average: 40,110 2025 Slovakia: 25,060 EU average: 41,700 1995 2005 2010 2015 2025

Real GDP growth

% · 1996-2025

Slovakia EU average

-10 -5 0 5 10 15 1996 Slovakia: 6.1 EU average: 1.8 1997 Slovakia: 5.5 EU average: 2.7 1998 Slovakia: 3.8 EU average: 3 1999 Slovakia: -0.5 EU average: 3 2000 Slovakia: 0.8 EU average: 3.9 2001 Slovakia: 2.9 EU average: 2.1 2002 Slovakia: 4.4 EU average: 1 2003 Slovakia: 4.9 EU average: 0.9 2004 Slovakia: 5.4 EU average: 2.5 2005 Slovakia: 6.5 EU average: 1.9 2006 Slovakia: 8.9 EU average: 3.5 2007 Slovakia: 10.8 EU average: 3.1 2008 Slovakia: 5.4 EU average: 0.6 2009 Slovakia: -5.5 EU average: -4.3 2010 Slovakia: 6.8 EU average: 2.1 2011 Slovakia: 2.6 EU average: 1.9 2012 Slovakia: 1.6 EU average: -0.8 2013 Slovakia: 0.7 EU average: 0 2014 Slovakia: 2.7 EU average: 1.6 2015 Slovakia: 5.2 EU average: 2.4 2016 Slovakia: 1.9 EU average: 1.9 2017 Slovakia: 2.9 EU average: 2.8 2018 Slovakia: 4.1 EU average: 2.1 2019 Slovakia: 2.3 EU average: 1.9 2020 Slovakia: -2.6 EU average: -5.5 2021 Slovakia: 5.7 EU average: 6.4 2022 Slovakia: 0.5 EU average: 3.6 2023 Slovakia: 2.1 EU average: 0.4 2024 Slovakia: 1.9 EU average: 1.3 2025 Slovakia: 0.8 EU average: 1.4 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

HICP inflation rate

% · 1996-2025

Slovakia EU average

-5 0 5 10 15 1996 Slovakia: 5.8 EU average: 0 1997 Slovakia: 6 EU average: 0 1998 Slovakia: 6.7 EU average: 0 1999 Slovakia: 10.4 EU average: 0 2000 Slovakia: 12.2 EU average: 0 2001 Slovakia: 7.2 EU average: 3.6 2002 Slovakia: 3.5 EU average: 2.7 2003 Slovakia: 8.4 EU average: 2.3 2004 Slovakia: 7.5 EU average: 2.5 2005 Slovakia: 2.8 EU average: 2.3 2006 Slovakia: 4.3 EU average: 2.3 2007 Slovakia: 1.9 EU average: 2.4 2008 Slovakia: 3.9 EU average: 3.7 2009 Slovakia: 0.9 EU average: 0.8 2010 Slovakia: 0.7 EU average: 1.8 2011 Slovakia: 4.1 EU average: 2.9 2012 Slovakia: 3.7 EU average: 2.6 2013 Slovakia: 1.5 EU average: 1.3 2014 Slovakia: -0.1 EU average: 0.4 2015 Slovakia: -0.3 EU average: 0.1 2016 Slovakia: -0.5 EU average: 0.2 2017 Slovakia: 1.4 EU average: 1.6 2018 Slovakia: 2.5 EU average: 1.8 2019 Slovakia: 2.8 EU average: 1.4 2020 Slovakia: 2 EU average: 0.7 2021 Slovakia: 2.8 EU average: 2.9 2022 Slovakia: 12.1 EU average: 9.2 2023 Slovakia: 11 EU average: 6.4 2024 Slovakia: 3.2 EU average: 2.6 2025 Slovakia: 4.2 EU average: 2.5 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

Annual change in house prices

% · 2007-2025

Slovakia EU average

-20 -10 0 10 20 30 2007 Slovakia: 29 EU average: 8.5 2008 Slovakia: 17.9 EU average: 1.3 2009 Slovakia: -12.8 EU average: -3.7 2010 Slovakia: -3.7 EU average: 0.5 2011 Slovakia: -1.5 EU average: 0.6 2012 Slovakia: -2.8 EU average: -2.1 2013 Slovakia: 0.8 EU average: -1.7 2014 Slovakia: 1.4 EU average: 0.7 2015 Slovakia: 5.3 EU average: 2.3 2016 Slovakia: 6.7 EU average: 4.3 2017 Slovakia: 5.9 EU average: 4.8 2018 Slovakia: 7.4 EU average: 5 2019 Slovakia: 9.1 EU average: 4.9 2020 Slovakia: 9.5 EU average: 5.6 2021 Slovakia: 6.4 EU average: 8.4 2022 Slovakia: 13.7 EU average: 8 2023 Slovakia: -0.2 EU average: -0.3 2024 Slovakia: 3.8 EU average: 3.4 2025 Slovakia: 12.4 EU average: 5.5 2007 2013 2016 2019 2025

R&D expenditure

% of GDP · 1995-2024

Slovakia EU average

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 1995 Slovakia: 0.89 EU average: 1.73 1996 Slovakia: 0.88 EU average: 1.72 1997 Slovakia: 1.05 EU average: 1.72 1998 Slovakia: 0.76 EU average: 1.73 1999 Slovakia: 0.64 EU average: 1.78 2000 Slovakia: 0.64 EU average: 1.81 2001 Slovakia: 0.63 EU average: 1.82 2002 Slovakia: 0.56 EU average: 1.83 2003 Slovakia: 0.57 EU average: 1.82 2004 Slovakia: 0.5 EU average: 1.79 2005 Slovakia: 0.5 EU average: 1.78 2006 Slovakia: 0.47 EU average: 1.8 2007 Slovakia: 0.45 EU average: 1.79 2008 Slovakia: 0.46 EU average: 1.87 2009 Slovakia: 0.47 EU average: 1.96 2010 Slovakia: 0.61 EU average: 1.96 2011 Slovakia: 0.65 EU average: 2 2012 Slovakia: 0.79 EU average: 2.06 2013 Slovakia: 0.82 EU average: 2.08 2014 Slovakia: 0.87 EU average: 2.09 2015 Slovakia: 1.15 EU average: 2.1 2016 Slovakia: 0.79 EU average: 2.1 2017 Slovakia: 0.88 EU average: 2.14 2018 Slovakia: 0.83 EU average: 2.17 2019 Slovakia: 0.82 EU average: 2.21 2020 Slovakia: 0.89 EU average: 2.28 2021 Slovakia: 0.9 EU average: 2.24 2022 Slovakia: 0.98 EU average: 2.22 2023 Slovakia: 1.04 EU average: 2.26 2024 Slovakia: 0.98 EU average: 2.24 1995 2005 2010 2015 2024

Electricity price for households

€/kWh · 2007S2-2025S2

Slovakia EU average

0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 2007S2 Slovakia: 0.14 EU average: 0.15 2008S1 Slovakia: 0.14 EU average: 0.16 2008S2 Slovakia: 0.15 EU average: 0.17 2009S1 Slovakia: 0.15 EU average: 0.17 2009S2 Slovakia: 0.16 EU average: 0.17 2010S1 Slovakia: 0.15 EU average: 0.17 2010S2 Slovakia: 0.16 EU average: 0.18 2011S1 Slovakia: 0.17 EU average: 0.19 2011S2 Slovakia: 0.17 EU average: 0.19 2012S1 Slovakia: 0.17 EU average: 0.19 2012S2 Slovakia: 0.17 EU average: 0.2 2013S1 Slovakia: 0.17 EU average: 0.2 2013S2 Slovakia: 0.17 EU average: 0.21 2014S1 Slovakia: 0.15 EU average: 0.21 2014S2 Slovakia: 0.15 EU average: 0.21 2015S1 Slovakia: 0.15 EU average: 0.21 2015S2 Slovakia: 0.15 EU average: 0.21 2016S1 Slovakia: 0.14 EU average: 0.21 2016S2 Slovakia: 0.15 EU average: 0.21 2017S1 Slovakia: 0.14 EU average: 0.21 2017S2 Slovakia: 0.14 EU average: 0.21 2018S1 Slovakia: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2018S2 Slovakia: 0.15 EU average: 0.22 2019S1 Slovakia: 0.16 EU average: 0.22 2019S2 Slovakia: 0.16 EU average: 0.22 2020S1 Slovakia: 0.17 EU average: 0.21 2020S2 Slovakia: 0.17 EU average: 0.22 2021S1 Slovakia: 0.17 EU average: 0.22 2021S2 Slovakia: 0.16 EU average: 0.24 2022S1 Slovakia: 0.18 EU average: 0.25 2022S2 Slovakia: 0.19 EU average: 0.28 2023S1 Slovakia: 0.19 EU average: 0.29 2023S2 Slovakia: 0.19 EU average: 0.28 2024S1 Slovakia: 0.18 EU average: 0.29 2024S2 Slovakia: 0.18 EU average: 0.29 2025S1 Slovakia: 0.19 EU average: 0.29 2025S2 Slovakia: 0.19 EU average: 0.29 2007S2 2013S2 2016S2 2019S2 2025S2

Economy

11 indicators
GDP per capita
25,060 €/inh.
+1,210 vs 2024
20th of 27 EU countries
EU average 41,700 €/inh.
2025 · country ranking
GDP growth
0.8 %
−1.1 vs 2024
21st of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.4 %
2025 · country ranking
Inflation
4.2 %
+1.0 vs 2024
23rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.5 %
2025 · country ranking
House prices
12.4 %
+8.6 vs 2024
6th of 26 EU countries
EU average 5.5 %
2025 · country ranking
R&D
0.98 % of GDP
−0.06 vs 2023
22nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.24 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Electricity price
0.1853 €/kWh
−0.0034 vs 2025S1
5th of 27 EU countries
EU average 0.2896 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Tax-to-GDP ratio
36.7 % of GDP
+0.7 vs 2024
19th of 27 EU countries (2024)
2025 · country ranking
Gas price
0.0608 €/kWh
+0.0021 vs 2025S1
4th of 23 EU countries
EU average 0.1228 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Government debt
61.4 %
+1.7 vs 2024
16th of 27 EU countries
EU average 81.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Price level
81.1
+0.8 vs 2023
19th of 27 EU countries
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking
Budget balance
-4.5 %
+0.8 vs 2024
22nd of 27 EU countries
EU average -3.1 %
2025 · country ranking

Labour

7 indicators
Employment
78.1 %
0 vs 2024
16th of 27 EU countries
EU average 76.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unemployment
5.4 %
+0.1 vs 2024
12th of 27 EU countries
EU average 6.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Minimum wage
915 €
0 vs 2026S1
18th of 22 EU countries
2026S2 · country ranking
Gender pay gap
15.7 %
0 vs 2023
22nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.1 %
2024 · country ranking
Long-term unemployment
3.4 %
−0.1 vs 2024
26th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.9 %
2025 · country ranking
NEET rate
11.1 %
+0.4 vs 2024
19th of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Working hours
39.5 h
0 vs 2024
9th of 27 EU countries
EU average 37.3 h
2025 · country ranking

Population

7 indicators
Healthy life expectancy
57.1 years
−0.4 vs 2023
25th of 26 EU countries
EU average 65.2 years
2024 · country ranking
Doctors
315 per 100k
0 vs 2003
2004 · country ranking
Infant mortality
5.9 ‰
+0.3 vs 2023
26th of 27 EU countries
EU average 3.5 ‰
2024 · country ranking
Obesity
19.3 %
+3.4 vs 2014
19th of 26 EU countries
EU average 16.0 %
2019 · country ranking
Population
5.4 mn
19th of 27 EU countries
2026 · country ranking
Life expectancy
77.9 years
+0.4 vs 2023
21st of 27 EU countries
EU average 80.8 years
2024 · country ranking
Fertility
1.46
−0.03 vs 2023
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.34
2024 · country ranking

Environment

8 indicators
Emissions
5.3 t/inh.
−0.1 vs 2023
11th of 27 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Energy imports
53.5 %
−4.9 vs 2023
14th of 27 EU countries
EU average 57.3 %
2024 · country ranking
Municipal waste
489 kg
+17 vs 2023
11th of 20 EU countries
EU average 517 kg
2024 · country ranking
Renewable electricity
24.1 %
−0.8 vs 2024
24th of 27 EU countries
EU average 49.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Organic farming
14.8 %
+0.5 vs 2023
7th of 25 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Air pollution deaths
50 per 100k
−17 vs 2022
19th of 27 EU countries
EU average 41 per 100k
2023 · country ranking
Renewables
16.3 %
−1.8 vs 2024
26th of 27 EU countries
EU average 26.2 %
2025 · country ranking
Recycling
50.7 %
+0.4 vs 2023
8th of 20 EU countries
EU average 48.1 %
2024 · country ranking

Society

19 indicators
Health spending
8.0 %
+0.6 vs 2023
17th of 25 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Tertiary educated
29.8 %
+0.8 vs 2024
24th of 27 EU countries
EU average 36.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Adult learning
11.9 %
−0.9 vs 2024
16th of 27 EU countries
EU average 13.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Poverty risk
16.7 %
−1.6 vs 2024
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 20.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Income inequality
25.3
+1.7 vs 2024
7th of 27 EU countries
EU average 28.6
2025 · country ranking
Internet use
92.5 %
+2.7 vs 2024
19th of 27 EU countries
EU average 93.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Road deaths
5 per mn
0 vs 2023
17th of 27 EU countries
EU average 4 per mn
2024 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
27.8 %
−2.1 vs 2024
20th of 27 EU countries
EU average 16.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Passenger cars
512 per 1,000
+10 vs 2024
20th of 27 EU countries
EU average 584 per 1,000
2025 · country ranking
Early leavers
6.8 %
−0.7 vs 2024
10th of 26 EU countries
EU average 9.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
8.1 %
−0.2 vs 2024
18th of 27 EU countries
EU average 8.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Burglaries
61 per 100k
−6 vs 2023
3rd of 24 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Housing overburden
3.5 %
−2.9 vs 2024
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Home ownership
93.8 %
+0.7 vs 2024
1st of 27 EU countries
EU average 68.5 %
2025 · country ranking
Travel by car
78.5 %
+0.2 vs 2023
4th of 27 EU countries
EU average 82.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Health expenditure
6.9 % of GDP
+0.3 vs 2023
12th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Education spending
5.1 % of GDP
+0.1 vs 2023
13th of 27 EU countries
EU average 4.7 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
7.4 /10
+0.1 vs 2024
12th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.2 /10
2025 · country ranking
Digital skills
53.6 %
+2.3 vs 2023
21st of 27 EU countries
EU average 60.4 %
2025 · country ranking

Regions

NUTS

NUTS 1 1

NUTS 2 4

NUTS 3 8

Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.