General government final consumption expenditure in Slovakia
Slovakia: General government final consumption expenditure was 21.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Slovakia, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Slovakia is 21.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Slovakia peaked at 31.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2007.
That places Slovakia 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.5% | — |
| 1991 | 25.8% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 31.8% | +22.9% |
| 1993 | 29.4% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 25.2% | -14.5% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 23.6% | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 23.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 21.4% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 17.7% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.5% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.3% | 21.4% | 6 |
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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 general government final consumption expenditure in Slovakia?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Slovakia was 21.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2007.
- How does Slovakia rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Slovakia ranks 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. 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.