Country

Slovenia

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

Best rank in the EU 2nd income inequality, of 27

Where it stands out

rank among EU countries

Best ranks

  1. Income inequality 2nd of 27
  2. Recycling 2nd of 20
  3. NEET rate 3rd of 27

Lowest ranks

  1. Digital skills 25th of 27
  2. Doctors 24th of 26
  3. Travel by car 22nd of 27

Map

12 regions

 

Boundaries: Geodetska uprava Republike Slovenije, simplified · sources and licences

Over time

6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 1995-2025

Slovenia EU average

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 1995 Slovenia: 8,220 EU average: 14,910 1996 Slovenia: 8,500 EU average: 15,600 1997 Slovenia: 9,210 EU average: 16,010 1998 Slovenia: 9,940 EU average: 16,670 1999 Slovenia: 10,650 EU average: 17,420 2000 Slovenia: 10,920 EU average: 18,420 2001 Slovenia: 11,560 EU average: 19,270 2002 Slovenia: 12,370 EU average: 19,930 2003 Slovenia: 13,030 EU average: 20,400 2004 Slovenia: 13,760 EU average: 21,250 2005 Slovenia: 14,450 EU average: 22,110 2006 Slovenia: 15,590 EU average: 23,320 2007 Slovenia: 17,310 EU average: 24,680 2008 Slovenia: 18,670 EU average: 25,390 2009 Slovenia: 17,550 EU average: 24,230 2010 Slovenia: 17,600 EU average: 25,090 2011 Slovenia: 17,920 EU average: 25,880 2012 Slovenia: 17,470 EU average: 25,980 2013 Slovenia: 17,500 EU average: 26,260 2014 Slovenia: 18,080 EU average: 26,860 2015 Slovenia: 18,660 EU average: 27,810 2016 Slovenia: 19,380 EU average: 28,510 2017 Slovenia: 20,630 EU average: 29,680 2018 Slovenia: 21,940 EU average: 30,680 2019 Slovenia: 23,050 EU average: 31,740 2020 Slovenia: 22,230 EU average: 30,560 2021 Slovenia: 24,690 EU average: 33,330 2022 Slovenia: 26,980 EU average: 36,180 2023 Slovenia: 30,240 EU average: 38,450 2024 Slovenia: 31,730 EU average: 40,110 2025 Slovenia: 33,380 EU average: 41,700 1995 2005 2010 2015 2025

Real GDP growth

% · 1996-2025

Slovenia EU average

-10 -5 0 5 10 1996 Slovenia: 2.9 EU average: 1.8 1997 Slovenia: 5.2 EU average: 2.7 1998 Slovenia: 3.1 EU average: 3 1999 Slovenia: 5.3 EU average: 3 2000 Slovenia: 3.5 EU average: 3.9 2001 Slovenia: 2.8 EU average: 2.1 2002 Slovenia: 3.3 EU average: 1 2003 Slovenia: 3.2 EU average: 0.9 2004 Slovenia: 4.5 EU average: 2.5 2005 Slovenia: 3.9 EU average: 1.9 2006 Slovenia: 5.9 EU average: 3.5 2007 Slovenia: 7.1 EU average: 3.1 2008 Slovenia: 3.4 EU average: 0.6 2009 Slovenia: -7.6 EU average: -4.3 2010 Slovenia: 1.1 EU average: 2.1 2011 Slovenia: 0.7 EU average: 1.9 2012 Slovenia: -2.9 EU average: -0.8 2013 Slovenia: -0.8 EU average: 0 2014 Slovenia: 2.8 EU average: 1.6 2015 Slovenia: 2.4 EU average: 2.4 2016 Slovenia: 3 EU average: 1.9 2017 Slovenia: 5.2 EU average: 2.8 2018 Slovenia: 4.4 EU average: 2.1 2019 Slovenia: 3.5 EU average: 1.9 2020 Slovenia: -4.1 EU average: -5.5 2021 Slovenia: 8.4 EU average: 6.4 2022 Slovenia: 2.6 EU average: 3.6 2023 Slovenia: 2.6 EU average: 0.4 2024 Slovenia: 2 EU average: 1.3 2025 Slovenia: 1.5 EU average: 1.4 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

HICP inflation rate

% · 1996-2025

Slovenia EU average

-3 0 3 5 8 10 1996 Slovenia: 9.9 EU average: 0 1997 Slovenia: 8.3 EU average: 0 1998 Slovenia: 7.9 EU average: 0 1999 Slovenia: 6.1 EU average: 0 2000 Slovenia: 9 EU average: 0 2001 Slovenia: 8.6 EU average: 3.6 2002 Slovenia: 7.5 EU average: 2.7 2003 Slovenia: 5.6 EU average: 2.3 2004 Slovenia: 3.7 EU average: 2.5 2005 Slovenia: 2.4 EU average: 2.3 2006 Slovenia: 2.5 EU average: 2.3 2007 Slovenia: 3.8 EU average: 2.4 2008 Slovenia: 5.5 EU average: 3.7 2009 Slovenia: 0.8 EU average: 0.8 2010 Slovenia: 2.1 EU average: 1.8 2011 Slovenia: 2.1 EU average: 2.9 2012 Slovenia: 2.8 EU average: 2.6 2013 Slovenia: 1.9 EU average: 1.3 2014 Slovenia: 0.4 EU average: 0.4 2015 Slovenia: -0.8 EU average: 0.1 2016 Slovenia: -0.2 EU average: 0.2 2017 Slovenia: 1.6 EU average: 1.6 2018 Slovenia: 1.9 EU average: 1.8 2019 Slovenia: 1.7 EU average: 1.4 2020 Slovenia: -0.3 EU average: 0.7 2021 Slovenia: 2 EU average: 2.9 2022 Slovenia: 9.3 EU average: 9.2 2023 Slovenia: 7.2 EU average: 6.4 2024 Slovenia: 2 EU average: 2.6 2025 Slovenia: 2.5 EU average: 2.5 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

Annual change in house prices

% · 2008-2025

Slovenia EU average

-10 0 10 20 2008 Slovenia: 7 EU average: 1.3 2009 Slovenia: -9.5 EU average: -3.7 2010 Slovenia: 0.1 EU average: 0.5 2011 Slovenia: 2.7 EU average: 0.6 2012 Slovenia: -6.9 EU average: -2.1 2013 Slovenia: -5.2 EU average: -1.7 2014 Slovenia: -6.6 EU average: 0.7 2015 Slovenia: 0.8 EU average: 2.3 2016 Slovenia: 3.3 EU average: 4.3 2017 Slovenia: 8.3 EU average: 4.8 2018 Slovenia: 8.7 EU average: 5 2019 Slovenia: 6.7 EU average: 4.9 2020 Slovenia: 4.6 EU average: 5.6 2021 Slovenia: 11.5 EU average: 8.4 2022 Slovenia: 14.8 EU average: 8 2023 Slovenia: 7.2 EU average: -0.3 2024 Slovenia: 7.5 EU average: 3.4 2025 Slovenia: 7.3 EU average: 5.5 2008 2014 2017 2020 2025

R&D expenditure

% of GDP · 1995-2024

Slovenia EU average

1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 1995 Slovenia: 1.49 EU average: 1.73 1996 Slovenia: 1.27 EU average: 1.72 1997 Slovenia: 1.25 EU average: 1.72 1998 Slovenia: 1.31 EU average: 1.73 1999 Slovenia: 1.34 EU average: 1.78 2000 Slovenia: 1.37 EU average: 1.81 2001 Slovenia: 1.48 EU average: 1.82 2002 Slovenia: 1.46 EU average: 1.83 2003 Slovenia: 1.26 EU average: 1.82 2004 Slovenia: 1.38 EU average: 1.79 2005 Slovenia: 1.43 EU average: 1.78 2006 Slovenia: 1.55 EU average: 1.8 2007 Slovenia: 1.43 EU average: 1.79 2008 Slovenia: 1.63 EU average: 1.87 2009 Slovenia: 1.83 EU average: 1.96 2010 Slovenia: 2.07 EU average: 1.96 2011 Slovenia: 2.43 EU average: 2 2012 Slovenia: 2.58 EU average: 2.06 2013 Slovenia: 2.59 EU average: 2.08 2014 Slovenia: 2.39 EU average: 2.09 2015 Slovenia: 2.22 EU average: 2.1 2016 Slovenia: 2.03 EU average: 2.1 2017 Slovenia: 1.88 EU average: 2.14 2018 Slovenia: 1.96 EU average: 2.17 2019 Slovenia: 2.06 EU average: 2.21 2020 Slovenia: 2.16 EU average: 2.28 2021 Slovenia: 2.14 EU average: 2.24 2022 Slovenia: 2.1 EU average: 2.22 2023 Slovenia: 2.13 EU average: 2.26 2024 Slovenia: 2.16 EU average: 2.24 1995 2005 2010 2015 2024

Electricity price for households

€/kWh · 2007S2-2025S2

Slovenia EU average

0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 2007S2 Slovenia: 0.11 EU average: 0.15 2008S1 Slovenia: 0.11 EU average: 0.16 2008S2 Slovenia: 0.12 EU average: 0.17 2009S1 Slovenia: 0.13 EU average: 0.17 2009S2 Slovenia: 0.13 EU average: 0.17 2010S1 Slovenia: 0.14 EU average: 0.17 2010S2 Slovenia: 0.14 EU average: 0.18 2011S1 Slovenia: 0.14 EU average: 0.19 2011S2 Slovenia: 0.15 EU average: 0.19 2012S1 Slovenia: 0.15 EU average: 0.19 2012S2 Slovenia: 0.15 EU average: 0.2 2013S1 Slovenia: 0.16 EU average: 0.2 2013S2 Slovenia: 0.17 EU average: 0.21 2014S1 Slovenia: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2014S2 Slovenia: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2015S1 Slovenia: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2015S2 Slovenia: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2016S1 Slovenia: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2016S2 Slovenia: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2017S1 Slovenia: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2017S2 Slovenia: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2018S1 Slovenia: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2018S2 Slovenia: 0.16 EU average: 0.22 2019S1 Slovenia: 0.16 EU average: 0.22 2019S2 Slovenia: 0.17 EU average: 0.22 2020S1 Slovenia: 0.14 EU average: 0.21 2020S2 Slovenia: 0.17 EU average: 0.22 2021S1 Slovenia: 0.17 EU average: 0.22 2021S2 Slovenia: 0.17 EU average: 0.24 2022S1 Slovenia: 0.14 EU average: 0.25 2022S2 Slovenia: 0.2 EU average: 0.28 2023S1 Slovenia: 0.19 EU average: 0.29 2023S2 Slovenia: 0.21 EU average: 0.28 2024S1 Slovenia: 0.21 EU average: 0.29 2024S2 Slovenia: 0.2 EU average: 0.29 2025S1 Slovenia: 0.18 EU average: 0.29 2025S2 Slovenia: 0.21 EU average: 0.29 2007S2 2013S2 2016S2 2019S2 2025S2

Economy

11 indicators
GDP per capita
33,380 €/inh.
+1,650 vs 2024
15th of 27 EU countries
EU average 41,700 €/inh.
2025 · country ranking
GDP growth
1.5 %
−0.5 vs 2024
15th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.4 %
2025 · country ranking
Inflation
2.5 %
+0.5 vs 2024
12th of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.5 %
2025 · country ranking
House prices
7.3 %
−0.2 vs 2024
13th of 26 EU countries
EU average 5.5 %
2025 · country ranking
R&D
2.16 % of GDP
+0.03 vs 2023
9th of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.24 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Electricity price
0.2121 €/kWh
+0.0311 vs 2025S1
7th of 27 EU countries
EU average 0.2896 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Tax-to-GDP ratio
38.8 % of GDP
+2.0 vs 2023
12th of 27 EU countries
EU average 40.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Gas price
0.0871 €/kWh
+0.0022 vs 2025S1
9th of 23 EU countries
EU average 0.1228 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Government debt
65.7 %
−0.7 vs 2024
18th of 27 EU countries
EU average 81.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Price level
91.0
+1.1 vs 2023
15th of 27 EU countries
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking
Budget balance
-2.5 %
−1.6 vs 2024
14th of 27 EU countries
EU average -3.1 %
2025 · country ranking

Labour

7 indicators
Employment
78.3 %
0 vs 2024
14th of 27 EU countries
EU average 76.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unemployment
3.9 %
+0.2 vs 2024
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 6.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Minimum wage
1,482 €
0 vs 2026S1
7th of 22 EU countries
2026S2 · country ranking
Gender pay gap
8.0 %
+2.0 vs 2023
10th of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.1 %
2024 · country ranking
Long-term unemployment
1.1 %
0 vs 2024
9th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.9 %
2025 · country ranking
NEET rate
7.6 %
0 vs 2024
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Working hours
39.5 h
0 vs 2024
11th of 27 EU countries
EU average 37.3 h
2025 · country ranking

Population

7 indicators
Healthy life expectancy
67.5 years
+0.9 vs 2023
7th of 26 EU countries
EU average 65.2 years
2024 · country ranking
Doctors
357 per 100k
+7 vs 2023
24th of 26 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Infant mortality
1.7 ‰
−0.1 vs 2023
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 3.5 ‰
2024 · country ranking
Obesity
19.4 %
+0.8 vs 2014
20th of 26 EU countries
EU average 16.0 %
2019 · country ranking
Population
2.1 mn
22nd of 27 EU countries
2026 · country ranking
Life expectancy
81.3 years
+0.4 vs 2023
14th of 27 EU countries
EU average 80.8 years
2024 · country ranking
Fertility
1.52
+0.01 vs 2023
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.34
2024 · country ranking

Environment

8 indicators
Emissions
5.2 t/inh.
+0.3 vs 2023
10th of 27 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Energy imports
46.4 %
−2.9 vs 2023
11th of 27 EU countries
EU average 57.3 %
2024 · country ranking
Municipal waste
526 kg
+9 vs 2023
13th of 20 EU countries
EU average 517 kg
2024 · country ranking
Renewable electricity
45.6 %
+2.5 vs 2024
14th of 27 EU countries
EU average 49.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Organic farming
11.9 %
+0.6 vs 2023
9th of 25 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Air pollution deaths
49 per 100k
−11 vs 2022
18th of 27 EU countries
EU average 41 per 100k
2023 · country ranking
Renewables
25.4 %
+0.4 vs 2024
13th of 27 EU countries
EU average 26.2 %
2025 · country ranking
Recycling
62.4 %
+2.6 vs 2023
2nd of 20 EU countries
EU average 48.1 %
2024 · country ranking

Society

19 indicators
Health spending
9.8 %
+0.5 vs 2023
8th of 25 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Tertiary educated
35.1 %
+0.5 vs 2024
19th of 27 EU countries
EU average 36.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Adult learning
22.8 %
−0.3 vs 2024
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 13.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Poverty risk
15.5 %
+1.1 vs 2024
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 20.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Income inequality
22.6
+1.1 vs 2024
2nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 28.6
2025 · country ranking
Internet use
91.6 %
+0.8 vs 2024
20th of 27 EU countries
EU average 93.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Road deaths
3 per mn
−1 vs 2023
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 4 per mn
2024 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
10.5 %
−0.1 vs 2024
10th of 27 EU countries
EU average 16.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Passenger cars
603 per 1,000
+16 vs 2024
8th of 27 EU countries
EU average 584 per 1,000
2025 · country ranking
Early leavers
5.5 %
+0.5 vs 2024
5th of 26 EU countries
EU average 9.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
3.6 %
+0.3 vs 2024
5th of 27 EU countries
EU average 8.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Burglaries
335 per 100k
+43 vs 2023
17th of 24 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Housing overburden
3.5 %
−0.3 vs 2024
4th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Home ownership
74.2 %
−0.6 vs 2024
12th of 27 EU countries
EU average 68.5 %
2025 · country ranking
Travel by car
85.0 %
−0.5 vs 2023
22nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 82.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Health expenditure
8.0 % of GDP
+0.7 vs 2023
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Education spending
5.5 % of GDP
+0.1 vs 2023
9th of 27 EU countries
EU average 4.7 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
7.6 /10
−0.1 vs 2024
7th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.2 /10
2025 · country ranking
Digital skills
46.5 %
−0.2 vs 2023
25th of 27 EU countries
EU average 60.4 %
2025 · country ranking

Regions

NUTS

NUTS 1 1

NUTS 2 2

NUTS 3 12

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.