Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Slovakia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Slovakia stood at 2.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Slovakia peaked at 9.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -2.4%, in 2022.
That places Slovakia 86th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +71.4% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -32.7% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +164.6% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -24.7% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +49.3% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -72.6% |
| 2009 | -2.4% | -205.8% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -492.4% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -83.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -33.6% |
| 2014 | -1.4% | -289.3% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -474.6% |
| 2016 | -0.8% | -114.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -274.4% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +91.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -34.2% |
| 2020 | -0.5% | -129.8% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -872.5% |
| 2022 | -2.4% | -161.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -138.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +131.5% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -8.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 2.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 2.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | -2.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | -1.4% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -2.4% | 3.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -58.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 331.83 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 242.3 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 187.52 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Slovakia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Slovakia was 2.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.4% in 2022.
- How does Slovakia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Slovakia ranks 86th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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