Current account balance in Slovenia
Slovenia: Current account balance was 3.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Slovenia, 1992–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, current account balance in Slovenia stood at 3.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Slovenia peaked at 7.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -5.3%, in 2008.
That places Slovenia 50th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.9% | — |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -80.7% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +164.8% |
| 1995 | -0.4% | -110.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -173.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | -0.5% | -319.9% |
| 1999 | -3.1% | +475.4% |
| 2000 | -2.7% | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -105.6% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +593.5% |
| 2003 | -0.7% | -170.0% |
| 2004 | -2.6% | +255.7% |
| 2005 | -1.9% | -27.6% |
| 2006 | -1.8% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | -4.2% | +137.6% |
| 2008 | -5.3% | +26.2% |
| 2009 | -1.0% | -80.6% |
| 2010 | -0.7% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | -0.8% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -281.7% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +150.6% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +51.5% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +28.5% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +28.9% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -56.1% |
| 2022 | -1.0% | -130.6% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -533.3% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | -22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | -3.1% | 6.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | -1.9% | -5.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | -0.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | -1.0% | 7.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Slovenia
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 11.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 8,233 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1949 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 7,286 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1552 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,802 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Slovenia?
- Current account balance in Slovenia was 3.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.3% in 2008.
- How does Slovenia rank for current account balance?
- Slovenia ranks 50th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.