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Quality of life in Slovenia – Development Report 2025
High quality of life with a significant productivity gap, highlighting the need for an accelerated transition to innovation-driven growth and a low-carbon circular economy, the strengthening of a creative, long-lived society and institutional…
Slovenian Economic Mirror 2/2025: At the beginning of the year, weak economic growth; improvement in economic sentiment continues in March; high uncertainty in the international environment
In Slovenia, short-term indicators suggest weak economic growth in the first two months of the year. On a year-on-year basis, exports, trade turnover, and construction activity increased, while turnover in market services and manufacturing output…
Spring Forecast of Economic Trends 2025: Higher economic growth this year than last year, albeit slightly lower than expected in autumn, significantly increased uncertainty in the international environment
Economic growth is expected to strengthen to 2.1% this year. Domestic consumption will be a key driver of higher GDP growth this year, in particular continued growth in private consumption supported by rising wages and social transfers, as well as a…
Slovenian Economic Mirror 1/2025: Economic sentiment remained low at the end of the year; sentiment indicators for the euro area and Germany declined in the fourth quarter
Sentiment indicators for the euro area and Germany deteriorated in the fourth quarter of 2024. In Slovenia, activity in most sectors was higher year-on-year in the first ten to eleven months of 2024, and activity in construction continued to lag…
Slovenian Economic Mirror 8/2024: Activity in most sectors higher year-on-year, construction activity remains significantly lower
In Slovenia, activity in most sectors was higher in the first nine to ten months than in the same period last year. Real exports and imports of goods decreased month-on-month in October but remained higher year-on-year on average in the first ten…
Government reappoints Maja Bednaš as Acting Director of the Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development
At its session today, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia reappointed Maja Bednaš as Acting Director of the Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development with effect from 6 December 2024. Her term will continue until a new Director is…
Slovenian Economic Mirror 7/2024: Higher export activity, prices unchanged year-on-year in October
In the third quarter, higher export activity played a key role in strengthening economic growth in Slovenia. Household spending continued to grow solidly, and government consumption maintained a high growth rate. In contrast, the decline in gross…
Slovenian Economic Mirror 6/2024: Available economic indicators mostly stronger year-on-year at the turn of the third quarter, construction activity lower
At the turn of the third quarter, the available economic indicators for Slovenia were mostly higher year-on-year, while month-on-month data primarily pointed to continued growth in trade. In other sectors, indicators remained largely stable compared…
Autumn Forecast of Economic Trends 2024: Economic activity is expected to slow this year, followed by a higher GDP growth in the coming years
Economic growth is expected to slow this year (to 1.5%) and thus be lower than expected in IMAD’s Spring Forecast (2.4%). Overall export growth is expected to be lower than projected in the Spring Forecast due to weaker growth in foreign demand and a…
Slovenian Economic Mirror 5/2024: In the first four to five months, activity in most sectors was slightly higher year-on-year, while activity in construction was lower
In Slovenia, manufacturing output contracted in May after rising in April, while exports of goods fell slightly. In the first five months, manufacturing output was similar to a year ago (0.2% higher), while exports of goods were higher (by 1.0%).…