Productivity and competitiveness
In its role as Slovenia’s national productivity board, IMAD conducts analyses and provides recommendations to improve productivity. For many years, these analyses were an integral part of IMAD’s regular publications. From 2019 to 2025, they were published separately as annual reports. In addition to a detailed overview of trends, the analyses examine the key drivers and conditions for increasing productivity and competitiveness, such as investment, innovation, digital transformation and knowledge, social and institutional capital, and the transition to a low-carbon circular economy. As of 2025, these topics have been incorporated into the publication Quality of Life in Slovenia – Development Report, which now addresses both development and productivity—the latter being a critical long-term factor for improving quality of life.
Development Report 2024
In Slovenia, a robust post-COVID-19 economic recovery, supported by improved conditions in trading partners and substantial fiscal policy measures, was followed by a slowdown in economic growth and an increase in inflation in 2022 and 2023 in the context of the energy crisis. The impact of rising cost pressures on competitiveness and the population's lower purchasing power was cushioned by…
Productivity Report 2023
The Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development, as the National Productivity Board, produced the fifth Productivity Report.
We find that productivity shifts at the macro level are modest and that the gap with the EU average even widened in 2022. At the same time, however, Slovenia is not only maintaining its competitive edge in areas where it is traditionally strong, such as…
Productivity Report 2023: Strategic prioritisation to join the ranks of the leaders: moving faster and more decisively towards a smart and green transition
The Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development, as the National Productivity Board, produced the fifth Productivity Report.
We find that productivity shifts at the macro level are modest and that the gap with the EU average even widened in 2022. At the same time, however, Slovenia is not only maintaining its competitive edge in areas where it is traditionally strong, such as…
Development Report 2023
The Slovenian economy recovered quickly from the epidemic, supported by an expansionary fiscal policy. GDP per capita in purchasing power standards reached 92% of the EU average last year, the highest level ever recorded. The measures taken to support the population during the epidemic and the period of rising energy prices significantly mitigated the impact of both crises on the social and…
Productivity Report 2022
Slovenia is gradually making progress in productivity and most of its key factors, but its structural development in terms of transition to innovation-driven growth and circular economy is too slow, and the modernisation and transformation processes are too shallow. This is reflected in the relatively slow narrowing of the development gap with the EU average, the still large development gap with…
Development Report 2022
Slovenia’s economy saw a quick rebound in 2021 with the help of massive government measures that kept the material and financial situation of the population relatively stable. The burden of the epidemic assumed by the government was reflected in a high general government deficit and an increase in general government debt, especially in 2020. The main challenge remains to overcome the development…
Productivity Report 2021
The Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development, as the National Productivity Board, produced the third Productivity Report. This year's content was marked by the COVID-19 crisis in the light of the economic recovery. We point out the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the financial situation of companies and, in this context, the importance of intervention measures. We analysed in more…
Development Report 2021
The Development Report, an annual publication prepared by the Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development, which monitors the realisation of the Slovenian Development Strategy 2030, brings important recommendations for development policy. Short-term priorities continue to be highly related to preventing the spread of the covid-19 epidemic and mitigating its socio-economic consequences.…
Productivity Report 2020
In 2018 IMAD started to carry out the tasks of a national productivity board, one of the key ones being the preparation of an annual productivity report. Productivity analyses have been part of IMAD's regular publications for many years. In addition to a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the current situation, this year's report pays particular attention to digitalisation, Industry 4.0 and…
Development Report 2020
In March 2020, a coronavirus epidemic was declared in Slovenia, which, with its enormous negative socio-economic impact on the economic and social situation, will significantly change the baselines for the realisation of the Slovenian Development Strategy 2030 (SDS), which is monitored by the Development Report – an annual publication prepared by the Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and…