Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Slovakia: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 4.0% (2025), 59th of 180 in the world and 16th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 4.2% (2025), 80th of 209 in the world and 21st of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Exchange rate is 0.88 (2025), 197th of 210 in the world and 49th of 57 in Europe & Central Asia.
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Prices & public finance: Slovakia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 4.0%2025 | 59/180 | 16/49 | 12.0% | 1.0% | 1.9% | +4.3 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 4.2%2025 | 80/209 | 21/56 | 9.7% | 0.5% | 2.4% | +4.4 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 0.882025 | 197/210 | 49/57 | 46.04 | 0.75 | 0.88 | −1.8%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 19.1%2024 | 52/142 | 28/48 | 18.5% | 15.0% | 18.5% | +1.8 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 39.3%2024 | 16/142 | 12/48 | 37.7% | 31.5% | 37.0% | +3.3 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 39.8%2022 | 19/142 | 13/47 | 52.2% | 39.5% | 42.1% | +0.6 ppsince 2012 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 59.7%2024 | 54/169 | 21/48 | · | 44.3% | 65.6% | +10.2 ppsince 2014 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 1.52025 | 145/165 | 39/49 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | +277%since 2015 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.03%2025 | 60/156 | 24/47 | 1.65% | 1.25% | 1.83% | +0.9 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+277%1.5 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+4.3 pp4.0% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Slovakia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Slovakia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Slovakia | Ukraine | Poland | Czechia | Hungary | Austria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.0%2025 | 12.7%2025 | 3.8%2025 | 2.5%2025 | 4.4%2025 | 3.5%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 4.2%2025 | 14.5%2025 | 2.9%2025 | 3.5%2025 | 6.3%2025 | 3.2%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 0.882025 | 41.692025 | 3.762025 | 21.882025 | 353.142025 | 0.882025 |
| Tax revenue | 19.1%2024 | 21.0%2024 | 17.4%2024 | 18.6%2024 | 22.7%2024 | 25.8%2024 |
| Government revenue | 39.3%2024 | 33.7%2024 | 35.9%2024 | 36.5%2024 | 37.9%2024 | 45.1%2024 |
| Government expense | 39.8%2022 | 65.6%2023 | 39.1%2023 | 34.4%2022 | 42.4%2022 | 46.0%2023 |
| Private credit | 59.7%2024 | 16.4%2025 | 33.6%2024 | 48.0%2024 | 32.4%2024 | 81.8%2024 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 1.52025 | 5.82025 | 5.92025 | 7.62025 | 3.52025 | 1.82025 |
| Military spending | 2.03%2025 | 39.56%2025 | 4.50%2025 | 1.84%2025 | 2.04%2025 | 1.10%2025 |