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General profile: Slovakia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
5.518 Millions
..
133 383 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 48 080 km²
10.96 %
2.03 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+8.2 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
31 889
64 664
75 146
117 293
Merchandise imports
34 649
65 026
72 837
113 599
Merchandise trade balance
-2 760
-363
2 309
3 694
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %90 %90 %4 %4 %5 %5 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
24 54814 1158 5808 3386 18824 54814 1158 5808 3386 188
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
6 399
6 411
8 126
12 563
Services imports
5 583
7 277
7 984
11 922
Services trade balance
816
-866
142
642
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
-
29.2
28.7
32.2
Travel
-
34.7
29.9
12.7
Other services
-
(e) 27.8
35.8
46.8
TRADE INDICES
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11110410510010410810510210098918881736471665310198102104102103103101100101989899100104101105106
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.0 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
49 033
91 074
88 865
133 383
GDP per capita, current US$
9 120
16 891
16 395
24 172
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
6.62
6.72
5.17
2.03
Current account balance, % of GDP
-10.45
-4.62
-2.08
-1.57
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.804
0.754
0.901
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
61.520.623.399.4104.861.520.623.399.4104.8
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
3 109.64
1 769.76
106.14
180.26
FDI outflows
191.43
946.13
5.95
88.95
Personal remittances, % of GDP
2.47
1.75
2.41
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
2 146.92 428.82 463.62 544.72 210.62 164.32 119.82 138.32 395.62 071.71 927.21 753.91 590.91 672.32 050.41 661.51 343.41 210.91802 9021 821-2 4042 5111 6754 017806106-513-6042 9823 4911 770-64 8684 0175 8033 1104 0292 9765 8652 2752 720FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
-3.91
-1.07
1.16
1.77
Balance, % of imports
-4.97
-1.41
1.30
1.98
Normalized balance
-0.025
-0.007
0.006
0.010
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
180204185167183189187183178178182176167150136163169170154
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 54%Urban 54%Rural 46%Rural 46%
OTHER INDICATORS
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..
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
185
193
..
..
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
9.39
19.05
16.67
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
8.34
15.66
14.95
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
(r) 5.94
4.40
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
r
Number of persons employed in full time equivalent units.Total business economy includes repair of computers, personal and household goods; except financial and insurance activities.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 October 2024