Refugees
140,901refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
716from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Slovakia
Slovakia has 5.4 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $155 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of the rice it uses (FAOSTAT, 2024) and 99% of the gas it uses (EIA, 2024, preliminary).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 5.4 m (2025)
- Member of
- European Union, NATO, OECD (as of 10 Nov 2026)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$155billion59th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population5.4million122nd of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$28,54443rd of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP2.0% of GDP56th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person5.3t63rd of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Slovakia imports all of the rice it uses and 99% of the gas it uses; it exports wheat.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports 90% of the oil it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2025 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Croatia → Slovakia as reported by the exporter | Russia, Croatia, Saudi Arabia |
| Natural gas | Imports most | Imports 99% of the gas it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Czechia → Slovakia and Hungary → Slovakia as reported by the exporter | Russia, Czechia, Hungary |
| Wheat | Exporter | Exports 78% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Poland, Austria, Germany (buyers) |
| Maize | Low net trade | Exports 11% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Ukraine, Poland, Hungary |
| Rice | Imports most | Imports all of the rice it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Czechia, Romania, Italy |
| Soybeans | Exporter | Exports 66% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Hungary, Austria, Czechia (buyers) |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Kazakhstan, Germany, Russia |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Morocco, Lithuania, Slovenia |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United States, 92% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | United States, Germany, Finland |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: China, 20% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | China, Taiwan, Germany |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports 90% of the oil it uses Preliminary
Main partners: Russia, Croatia, Saudi Arabia
EIA, use 2025 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Croatia → Slovakia as reported by the exporter
- Natural gasImports most
Imports 99% of the gas it uses Preliminary
Main partners: Russia, Czechia, Hungary
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Czechia → Slovakia and Hungary → Slovakia as reported by the exporter
- WheatExporter
Exports 78% of what it produces
Main partners: Poland, Austria, Germany (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- MaizeLow net trade
Exports 11% of what it produces
Main partners: Ukraine, Poland, Hungary
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports most
Imports all of the rice it uses
Main partners: Czechia, Romania, Italy
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansExporter
Exports 66% of what it produces
Main partners: Hungary, Austria, Czechia (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Kazakhstan, Germany, Russia
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Morocco, Lithuania, Slovenia
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United States, 92% of imports
Main partners: United States, Germany, Finland
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: China, 20% of imports
Main partners: China, Taiwan, Germany
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Slovakia’s economy produced $155 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth0.8%2025 · 163rd of 186 · World Bank
Inflation4.0%2025 · 53rd of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment5.4%2025 · 83rd of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$14.5billion2024 · 69th of 164 · World Bank
Trade171% of GDP2024 · 10th of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$2.05billion2025 · 64th of 200 · World Bank
People
Slovakia had 5.4 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Slovakia’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman1.562023 · 156th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age41.32023 · 48th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over19%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Technology and space
Satellites owned in Slovakia numbered 2 at the end of 2026.
Climate and hazards
Slovakia emitted 29.1 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Slovakia’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions29Mt2024 · 78th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person5.3t2024 · 63rd of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 17504,028Mt2024 · 48th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress1.62023 · 86th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Slovakia.
Sanctions
16entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 15 and UK 1
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Cyber incidents
9publicly known incidents affecting Slovakia, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
53 measures on this site have a recent figure for Slovakia.
| GDP | $155 bn | 2025 | 59th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $28,544 | 2025 | 43rd of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 0.8% | 2025 | 163rd of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 4.0% | 2025 | 53rd of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 61% | 2025 | 72nd of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −4.5% | 2025 | 144th of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | −3.7% | 2025 | 124th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 5.4% | 2025 | 83rd of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $14 bn | 2024 | 69th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 171% | 2024 | 10th of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $2.1 bn | 2025 | 64th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 2.1% | 2024 | 85th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 5.4 m | 2025 | 122nd of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 5.5 m | 2023 | 119th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 1.56 | 2023 | 156th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 41.3 | 2023 | 48th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 78.3 | 2023 | 72nd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 716 | 2025 | 140th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 140,901 | 2025 | 52nd of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 26.0 | 2025 | 26th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 0 kb/d | 2025 | 99th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 82 kb/d | 2024 | 92nd of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 82nd of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 4.4 bcm | 2024 | 64th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 30 TWh | 2024 | 72nd of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 86% | 2024 | 33rd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 1.8% | 2024 | 70th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 2.3% | 2024 | 131st of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 1.9 Mt | 2024 | 41st of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 137th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 1.1 Mt | 2024 | 58th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.2 Mt | 2024 | 71st of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 116th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 123rd of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.2 Mt | 2024 | 37th of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 61st of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.01 Mt | 2024 | 86th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.02 Mt | 2024 | 82nd of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 29 Mt | 2024 | 78th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 5.3 t | 2024 | 63rd of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 4,028 Mt | 2024 | 48th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 14% | 2023 | 75th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 1.6 | 2023 | 86th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 75% | 2023 | 18th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 2.0% | 2025 | 56th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $3.1 bn | 2025 | 53rd of 150 | World Bank |
| Arms imports | 446 TIV m | 2025 | 24th of 108 | SIPRI |
| Arms exports | 9 TIV m | 2025 | 37th of 44 | SIPRI |
| Satellites in orbit | 2 | 2026 | 58th of 81 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| People using the internet | 90% | 2024 | 57th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $2.3 bn | 2024 | 49th of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 16% | 2024 | 31st of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 16 | 2026 | 96th of 181 | US CSL |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Arms exports, Dependencies at a glance
- CelesTrak SATCATSatellites in orbit
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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