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Slovakia · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Slovakia

Europe & Central Asia Capital Bratislava High income Nation age 33 years (since 1993) i SVK · SK
NationsTree Index 2025 i59.957th of 196 Tree height 2025 i10.0 msee ranking Military strength i43percentile
Population i5.4 m122nd of 217 Area i49,030 km²129th of 216 GDP i$154.53 bn60th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$266.95 bn intl.75th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$49,309 intl.56th of 199 Life expectancy i78.4 years63rd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i72
Strength · trunk i62
Quality of life · crown i70
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i59
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i3
CSV

In short

Slovakia is 57th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 59.9 out of 100; its tree is 10.0 m tall.

It has 5.4 million people and an economy of $266.95 bn at purchasing power parity, 75th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Income inequality (Gini) (2nd of 108) and Completed lower secondary, 25+ (6th of 153).

Its weakest positions: GDP growth (180th of 210), CO₂ emissions per person (158th of 203) and Government budget balance (141st of 192).

Over five years it fell from 30th to 57th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 49,030 129th/216
Land area ikm² 48,080 129th/216
Population ipeople 5.4 m 122nd/217
Population growth i% -0.15% 183rd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 112.8 95th/216
Urban population i% 53.2% 148th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 15.6% 171st/217
Population aged 65+ i% 19.0% 42nd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $154.53 bn 60th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $266.95 bn 75th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $220.29 bn 75th/199
GDP per person iUSD $28,544 59th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $49,309 56th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $26,410 54th/201
GDP growth i% 0.8% 180th/210
Inflation i% 4.0% 122nd/180
Unemployment i% 5.4% 99th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 61.4% 118th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -4.5% 141st/192

Main industries

57
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.6% 155th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 28.1% 63rd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 16.2% 36th/192
Services i% of GDP 59.8% 86th/200

Trade

64
Exports of goods & services iUSD $131.50 bn 43rd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $131.73 bn 41st/182
Exports i% of GDP 85.1% 15th/183
Imports i% of GDP 85.2% 17th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 170.3% 13th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 3.6% 82nd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 88.9% 6th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 4.7% 141st/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.8% 112th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 10.6% 60th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -3.6% 123rd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.3% 127th/196

Natural resources

56
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.2% 149th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 112th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.01% 84th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.01% 56th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.01% 83rd/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.20% 93rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 27.1% 36th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 2,320 96th/183

Tourism

61
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 15.3 m 17th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.30 bn 63rd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 1.4% 143rd/168
Outbound trips idepartures 5.2 m 29th/107

Society & health

75
Life expectancy iyears 78.4 63rd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 6.3 52nd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 3.70 38th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 5.6 21st/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 96% 48th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 99.4% 6th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 93.2% 87th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 88.6%2009
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 29.1% 42nd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.4% 79th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 54.5% 70th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.880 44th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 23.8 2nd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.5% 36th/108

Infrastructure & digital

68
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 99.6% 24th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 83.4% 46th/144
Internet users i% of population 89.8% 57th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 140 41st/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 33.8 47th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.30 43rd/164
Rail lines iroute-km 3,626 36th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 1,925 157th/161

Environment & energy

54
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 5.51 158th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 17.9% 114th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 13.7 71st/200
Forest area i% of land area 40.3% 79th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,925 38th/149

Institutions & safety

67
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 64.3 61st/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 49.2 90th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 66.1 74th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 77.3 68th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 62.0 64th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 73.3 51st/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.1 48th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $3.12 bn 55th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.0% 60th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.2% 103rd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 18,000 110th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.67% 97th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 445.0 m 24th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 9.0 m 48th/65

Science & innovation

63
R&D spending i% of GDP 1.03% 40th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 167 64th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 5,332 58th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Slovakia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/slovakia. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Slovakia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/slovakia. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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