OECD Economic Surveys: Slovak Republic 2024

Basic statistics of Slovak Republic, 2022

(Numbers in parentheses refer to the OECD average)

LAND, PEOPLE AND ELECTORAL CYCLE
Population (million)	5.4		Population density per km²	113.0	(39.0)
Under 15 (%)	15.7	(17.2)	Life expectancy at birth (years, 2021)	74.7	(78.7)
Over 65 (%)	17.0	(18.0)	Men (2021)	71.3	(75.9)
International migrant stock (% of pop., 2019)	3.4	(13.2)	Women (2021)	78.3	(81.7)
Latest 5-year average growth (%)	0.0	(0.4)	Latest general election	September-2023
ECONOMY
Gross domestic product (GDP)			Value added shares (%, 2021)
In current prices (billion USD, 2023)	132.1		Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2.5	(2.8)
In current prices (billion EUR, 2023)	122.2		Industry including construction	32.1	(28.3)
Latest 5-year average real growth (%, 2023)	1.3	(1.5)	Services	65.4	(68.8)
Per capita (thousand USD PPP)	41.0	(60.2)
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Expenditure (% of GDP)	42.3	(42.9)	Gross financial debt (% of GDP)	65.4	(113.5)
Revenue (% of GDP)	40.2	(39.7)	Net financial debt (% of GDP)	36.8	(67.6)
EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS
Exchange rate (EUR per USD)	0.95		Main exports (% of total merchandise exports, 2021)
PPP exchange rate (USA = 1)	0.49		Machinery and transport equipment	61.0
In per cent of GDP			Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.	16.9
Exports of goods and services	99.3	(33.4)	Manufactured goods	8.6
Imports of goods and services	104.8	(34.8)	Main imports (% of total merchandise imports, 2021)
Current account balance	-7.3	(-1.0)	Machinery and transport equipment	48.5
Net international investment position	-61.7		Manufactured goods	15.1
			Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.	10.0
LABOUR MARKET, SKILLS AND INNOVATION
Employment rate (aged 15 and over, %)	57.8	(57.5)	Unemployment rate, LFS (aged 15 and over, %)	6.1	(5.0)
Men	63.3	(65.4)	Youth (aged 15-24, %)	19.9	(10.9)
Women	52.6	(50.1)	Long-term unemployed (1 year & over, %)	4.1	(1.2)
Participation rate (aged 15 and over, %)	61.5	(60.9)	Tertiary educational attainment (aged 25-64, %)	29.2	(40.7)
Average hours worked per year	1,622	(1,752)	Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP, 2020)	0.9	(2.9)
ENVIRONMENT
Total primary energy supply per capita (toe)	3.1	(3.8)	CO₂ emissions from fuel combustion per capita (tonnes)	5.1	(7.8)
Renewables (%)	12.8	(12.0)	Water abstractions per capita (1 000 m³, 2021)	0.1
Exposure to air pollution (more than 10 μg/m³ of PM 2.5, % of population, 2019)	100.0	(61.7)	Municipal waste per capita (tonnes, 2021, OECD: 2020)	0.5	(0.5)
SOCIETY
Income inequality (Gini coefficient, 2021, OECD: latest available)	0.217	(0.316)	Education outcomes (PISA 2022 score)
Relative poverty rate (%, 2021, OECD: 2020)	7.9	(11.8)	Reading	447	(476)
Median disposable household income (thousand USD PPP, 2021, OECD: 2020)	16.4	(26.6)	Mathematics	464	(472)
Public and private spending (% of GDP)			Science	462	(485)
Health care	7.8	(9.2)	Share of women in parliament (%)	21.3	(32.5)
Pensions (2019)	7.5	(9.5)	Net official development assistance (% of GNI, 2017)	0.1	(0.4)
Education (% of GNI, 2021)	4.1	(4.4)

Note: The year is indicated in parenthesis if it deviates from the year in the main title of this table (2022). Where the OECD aggregate is not provided in the source database, a simple OECD average of latest available data is calculated where data exist for at least 80% of member countries.

Source: Calculations based on data extracted from databases of the following organisations: OECD, International Energy Agency, International Labour Organisation, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, World Bank.