GDP in Slovakia

Slovakia - GDP
GDP growth accelerates in Q1
Annual growth more than doubled at the outset of this year, coming in at 3.1% in Q1, compared to a 1.4% year-on-year increase in Q4 2021. The upturn was chiefly driven by stronger domestic demand thanks to upbeat consumer spending and healthy investment activity growth. This contrasted softening foreign demand. Looking at the production side, the wholesale and retail trade, and accommodation and catering services sectors posted stronger outturns, more than offsetting a contraction in the all-important automotive sector.
On a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, economic growth remained unchanged at 0.4% in Q1, marking the third consecutive period of stable growth.
Commenting on the GDP outlook, Matej Hornák, economist at Erste Bank, painted a somewhat downbeat picture:
“Given the elevated uncertainty and changeable situation, we expect GDP growth to reach 2.0% in 2022, revised to the downside by 1pp owing to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Economic performance will be dampened by imposed sanctions, supply-side tensions as well as rising inflation, affecting household consumption, willingness to invest and trade flows. In 2023, we expect growth stimulus from EU funds to arrive, which could contribute significantly to the economic growth, in the light of hampered economic activity.”
FocusEconomics panelists see the economy growing 2.6% in 2022, which is down 0.4 percentage points from last month’s forecast. In 2023, the panel sees GDP growth at 3.7%.
Slovakia - GDP Data
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Economic Growth (GDP, annual variation in %) | 4.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 |
Slovakia GDP Chart

Source: Slovakia Statistical Office (SOSR) and FocusEconomics calculations.
Slovakia Facts
Value | Change | Date | |
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Bond Yield | 0.13 | -4.12 % | Dec 31 |
Exchange Rate | 1.12 | 0.65 % | Dec 31 |
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Economic News
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Slovakia: GDP growth accelerates in Q1
May 17, 2022
Annual growth more than doubled at the outset of this year, coming in at 3.1% in Q1, compared to a 1.4% year-on-year increase in Q4 2021.
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Slovakia: Inflation increases in April
May 13, 2022
Consumer prices rose 1.50% in April over the previous month, which was below March's 1.70% rise.
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Slovakia: Industrial output drops at sharpest rate since June 2020 in March
May 10, 2022
Industrial output plunged 7.3% in year on year terms in March, which was a deterioration from February's 0.2% decrease.
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Slovakia: Inflation comes in at highest level since June 2000 in March
April 18, 2022
Consumer prices rose 1.70% over the previous month in March, accelerating from February's 0.90% rise.
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Slovakia: Inflation comes in at highest level since June 2000 in March
April 14, 2022
Consumer prices rose 1.70% over the previous month in March, accelerating from February's 0.90% rise.