ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Slovenia

Europe & Central Asia. High income. Capital: Ljubljana. Population 2,130,986 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
25,210 36,907 48,604 1995 2025 49,091
GDP growth (%)
−7.3 0.4 8.1 1995 2025 1.1
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−0.2 6.5 13.2 1995 2025 2.4
Life expectancy at birth (years)
74.1 78.1 82.1 1995 2024 82.3

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 49,091 2025 +6,619 +10,556 39 of 199
GDP growth% 1.1% 2025 +5.1 pp −1.3 pp 171 of 209
GDP per person growth% 0.9% 2025 +5.6 pp −1.4 pp 150 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 35,520 2025 +10,140 +13,440 42 of 201
Trade% of GDP 151.9% 2025 +4.4 pp +4.7 pp 21 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 2.3% 2025 +1.3 pp −1.8 pp 93 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 2.4% 2025 +2.4 pp +2.9 pp 107 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 3.2% 2025 −1.8 pp −5.8 pp 141 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 2,130,986 2025 +28,567 +67,455 148 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.2% 2025 −0.5 pp +0.1 pp 164 of 217
Urban population% of total 56.0% 2025 +0.6 pp +2.3 pp 139 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 82.3 2024 +0.8 +1.2 32 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 1.8 2024 −0.2 −0.4 194 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 9.9% 2024 +1.3 pp +1.3 pp 30 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Government spending on education% of GDP 5.3% 2022 +0.5 pp −0.4 pp 43 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 90.8% 2024 +7.7 pp +19.2 pp 54 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 85 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 24.7 2023 +0.1 −1.5 83 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.0% 2023 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 84 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 23.4% 2021 +2.4 pp +4.3 pp 98 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 43,995 +1.5 49,305 42,577 3,457 +2.5% 100% 86%
GDP growth 3.0% −0.6 2.2% 2.1% 3.1 – – –
GDP per person growth 2.6% −0.5 1.7% 1.9% 3.2 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 26,224 +2.5 37,020 26,410 3,792 +4.9% 99% 81%
Trade 158.9% −0.6 100.6% 100.8% 11.5 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 3.0% −0.7 2.1% 1.9% 1.0 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 2.4% 0.0 2.3% 3.7% 3.2 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 5.4% −1.2 5.1% 5.6% 1.8 – – –
Population 2,092,768 +1.6 2,930,494 5,827,802 24,407 +0.3% 73% 79%
Population growth 0.3% −0.6 0.4% 0.3% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 55.1% +1.3 81.3% 69.3% 0.8 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 81.1 +2.7 81.3 79.9 0.4 – – –
Infant mortality 2.0 −1.9 3.6 3.4 0.1 – – –
Health spending 8.9% +1.9 8.0% 7.9% 0.5 – – –
Government spending on education 5.2% +0.3 4.5% 4.6% 0.3 – – –
Internet users 81.7% +1.3 93.5% 91.9% 6.9 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 – – –
Gini index (inequality) 24.8 −0.1 31.8 31.8 0.7 – – –
Poverty headcount ratio 0.0% – 0.4% 0.4% 0.0 – – –
Renewable energy 21.1% +1.8 11.4% 19.3% 1.3 – – –

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