General profile: Slovakia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
5.448 Millions
0.845 EUR/US$
114 904 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 48 080 km²
2.83 %
3.05 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+19.5 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
31 889
64 664
75 146
103 557
Merchandise imports
34 649
65 026
72 837
103 499
Merchandise trade balance
-2 760
-363
2 309
57
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
6 %6 %90 %90 %4 %4 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
22 82912 1738 6757 1716 77722 82912 1738 6757 1716 777
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
6 399
6 411
8 126
11 187
Services imports
5 583
7 277
7 984
10 246
Services trade balance
816
-866
142
941
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
-
29.2
28.7
36.0
Travel
-
34.7
29.9
8.4
Other services
-
27.8
35.8
48.3
TRADE INDICES
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106100104108105102100989187817364716653423936292624102104102103103101100101989899100104101105106109109107104104106
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.1 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
49 033
90 713
88 601
114 904
GDP per capita, current US$
9 120
16 810
16 334
21 093
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
6.62
6.29
5.22
3.05
Current account balance, % of GDP
-10.45
-4.64
-2.09
-1.93
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.804
0.754
0.901
0.845
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
58.321.519.485.484.558.321.519.485.484.5
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.3 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
3 109.64
1 769.76
106.14
58.71
FDI outflows
191.43
946.13
5.95
388.60
Personal remittances, % of GDP
2.47
1.76
2.42
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 878.82 087.02 210.62 164.32 119.82 138.32 395.62 071.71 927.21 753.91 590.91 672.32 050.41 661.51 343.41 210.959-1 9312 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
2021
Balance, % of GDP
-3.91
-1.07
1.16
0.74
Balance, % of imports
-4.97
-1.41
1.30
0.80
Normalized balance
-0.025
-0.007
0.006
0.004
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
186169184190187183179179182177168151136163169170154
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban
54%Urban 54%Rural
46%Rural 46%
OTHER INDICATORS
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Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
185
193
..
..
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
..
..
..
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
9.39
19.05
16.67
12.05
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
8.34
15.66
14.95
12.51
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
(r) 5.94
4.40
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
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).
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
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
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: 20 October 2022