Gross capital formation in Slovakia
Slovakia: Gross capital formation was 20.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross capital formation in Slovakia, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Slovakia stood at 20.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Slovakia peaked at 35.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2023.
Slovakia ranks 128th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.9% | — |
| 1991 | 28.1% | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 23.9% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 20.3% | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 34.5% | +43.5% |
| 1997 | 35.4% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 35.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -26.9% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 20.3% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 21.4% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 21.5% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.7% | 23.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 16.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0887 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,533 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2141 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 6,110 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1894 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 5,407 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Slovakia?
- Gross capital formation in Slovakia was 20.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for gross capital formation?
- Slovakia ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. 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.