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
Latest (2025)
2.0%
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
86th
of 200 countries
All-time high
9.3%
in 2010
All-time low
-2.4%
in 2022
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Slovakia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
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 200 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 | Value | 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
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 342.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -59.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 379.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1175 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3,355 includes gold, current US$ 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 200 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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