Slovakia
| FORECAST* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Economic Indicators | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Population, 1000 persons | 5427 | 5422 | 5416 | . | . | . |
| GDP, real change in % | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| GDP per capita (EUR at PPP) | 28490 | 29810 | 31140 | . | . | . |
| Gross industrial production, real change in % | 3.8 | 0.4 | -3.1 | . | . | . |
| Unemployment rate - LFS, in %, average | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| Average gross monthly wages, EUR | 1430 | 1524 | 1620 | . | . | . |
| Consumer prices, % p.a. | 11.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Fiscal balance in % of GDP | -5.3 | -5.4 | -4.5 | -4.5 | -4.8 | -4.3 |
| Public debt in % of GDP | 55.8 | 59.7 | 61.4 | . | . | . |
| Current account in % of GDP | -3.0 | -4.6 | -3.6 | -4.0 | -3.4 | -3.0 |
| FDI inflow, EUR m | 485 | 4620 | 1840 | . | . | . |
| Gross external debt in % of GDP | 98.1 | 101.4 | 100.8 | . | . | . |
Basic data are continuously updated.
* Forecasts are changed beginning of January, April, July and November.
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Monthly Report No. 7-8/2026
Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Selena Duraković, Meryem Gökten, Richard Grieveson, Ioannis Gutzianas, Gabor Hunya, Branimir Jovanović, Biljana Jovanovikj, Niko Korpar, Dzmitry Kruk, Isilda Mara, Michał Możdżeń, Emilia Penkova-Pearson, Olga Pindyuk, Sandor Richter, Marko Sošić, Bernd Christoph Ströhm and Marina Tverdostup
wiiw Monthly Report No. 7-8, July-August 2026
52 pages including 5 Tables
Executive summary
Olga Pindyuk
in: The Crisis is Over, but its Scarring Effects are Hindering Recovery
wiiw Forecast Report No. Spring 2024, April 2024 , pp. I-VII
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