Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 27.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia stood at 27.1%.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia peaked at 39.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2007.
That places Slovakia 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.2% | — |
| 1991 | 33.3% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 39.2% | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 32.5% | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 31.9% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.7% | 28.8% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 26.3% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 26.9% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 27.1% | 29.2% | 4 |
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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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia was 27.1% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2007.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Slovakia ranks 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.