Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, was in Slovenia from 3 to 5 September 2017. He held bilateral meetings with Mr. Borut Pahor, President, and Mr. Miro Cerar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, as well as with several Ministers, the President of the National Assembly and members of Parliament.

The Slovenian economy is rebounding after a long downturn, experiencing stronger growth, declining unemployment, healthier public finances and renewed income convergence with more advanced European economies. Further reforms are now needed to increase investment, boost productivity, improve living standards and ensure that all Slovenians benefit from inclusive growth, according to a new report from the OECD.

This note presents selected country highlights from the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 with a specific focus on digital trends among all themes covered.

The Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the “Convention”) will enter into force on 1 July 2018, marking a significant step in international efforts to update the existing network of bilateral tax treaties and reduce opportunities for tax avoidance by multinational enterprises.

This note presents marginal effective tax rates (METRs) that summarise the tax system’s impact on the incentives to make an additional investment in a particular type of savings. By comparing METRs on different types of household savings, we can gain insights into which assets or savings types receive the most favourable treatment from the tax system.

This country note for Slovenia provides detail on the proportion of CO2 emissions from energy use subject to different effective carbon rates (ECR), as well as on the level and components of average ECRs in each of the six economic sectors (road transport, off-road transport, industry, agriculture and fishing, residential & commercial, and electricity).

The digital revolution, globalisation and demographic changes are transforming labour markets at a time when policy makers are also struggling with slow productivity and wage growth and high levels of income inequality. The new OECD Jobs Strategy provides a comprehensive framework and policy recommendations to help countries address these challenges.

The OECD Working Group on Bribery is concerned by a request, issued by the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia, to open a parliamentary inquiry into corruption prosecutions of a current member of the National Council. The National Assembly, the upper chamber of the Slovenian Parliament, launched the inquiry to investigate what have been alleged to be political motives of the prosecutors and judges involved in these cases.

This country note explains how Slovenia taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.

The tax-to-GDP ratio in Slovenia increased by 0.1 percentage point from 36.3% in 2017 to 36.4% in 2018. The corresponding figure for the OECD average was a slight increase of 0.1 percentage point from 34.2% to 34.3% over the same period.

Slovenia - Country Health Profiles 2019: Launch presentation. The Country Health Profiles provide a concise and policy-relevant overview of health and health systems in the EU/European Economic area, emphasizing the particular characteristics and challenges in each country against a backdrop of cross-country comparisons.

This note presents selected findings based on the set of well-being indicators published in How's Life? 2020.

The tax wedge for the average single worker in Slovenia increased by 0.4 percentage points from 43.2 in 2018 to 43.6 in 2019. The OECD average tax wedge in 2019 was 36.0 (2018, 36.1). In 2019 Slovenia had the 8th highest tax wedge among the 36 OECD member countries, occupying the same position in 2018.

The Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the “Convention”) will enter into force on 1 July 2018, marking a significant step in international efforts to update the existing network of bilateral tax treaties and reduce opportunities for tax avoidance by multinational enterprises.

This report presents a tax reform package that prepares Slovenia for the ageing of its population. Slovenia faces a window of opportunity for a comprehensive tax reform that rebalances the tax mix away from employee social security contributions (SSCs) towards the personal income tax (PIT).

Serious steps must be taken by Slovenia to ensure that it effectively detects, investigates and prosecutes allegations of transnational bribery.

The OECD Working Group on Bribery expresses its serious concern regarding the situation of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption (CPC) in Slovenia.

An overview of the long-term care situation in Slovenia is available here.

Imports from Slovenia in Turkey increased to 33194.37 USD THO in March from 27375.68 USD THO in February of 2020. Imports from Slovenia in Turkey averaged 27313.08 USD THO from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 45158 USD THO in February of 2015 and a record low of 18696.34 USD THO in August of 2018. This page includes a chart with historical data for Turkey Imports from Slovenia.

This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.

This paper derives estimates of the efficiency of welfare spending in Slovenia and the other OECD countries from data envelopment analysis based on model specifications used in earlier OECD studies.

Economic reforms have helped Slovenia recover from the crisis, but further action is needed to strengthen the banking and corporate sectors, stabilise debt and create jobs, according to the latest OECD Economic Survey of Slovenia.

Important reforms have been implemented which raised credibility of Slovenia in the financial markets and boosted confidence. But economic recovery has been sluggish, many people are unemployed and living standards still remain below the pre-crisis levels.

Excessive credit growth, poor risk assessment and lax lending standards in the run up to the 2008 global crisis led to unsustainable debt build-up in banks and related corporates.

Slovenia’s living standards measured in GDP per capita are currently some 20% below the EU15 average and have not yet reached their pre-crisis level.

Slovenia’s living standards measured in GDP per capita are currently some 20% below the EU15 average and have not yet reached their pre-crisis level.

The Slovenian economy is rebounding after a long downturn, experiencing stronger growth, declining unemployment, healthier public finances and renewed income convergence with more advanced European economies. Further reforms are now needed to increase investment, boost productivity, improve living standards and ensure that all Slovenians benefit from inclusive growth, according to a new report from the OECD.

Modernisation has mainly been achieved by training young Slovenians to fill new occupations. In contrast, those with obsolete skills tend to retire or become unemployed rather than retrain, leaving Slovenia with persistent long-term unemployment, and amongst the lowest employment rates of older workers in the OECD.

Slovenia has continued to shift from traditional manufacturing to business services and high-tech production. However, not all Slovenians have been included in this progress.

While the Slovenian economy has been successful in bounding forward, it has taken hard falls in the past, and a lack of resilience means it has taken a long time to recover.

Higher living standards and well-being, as well as convergence with more advanced economies, will depend on achieving higher productivity, which in turn would be boosted by more investment in capital.

Restoring fiscal sustainability is a major challenge in Slovenia. Yet, the performance in terms of expenditure control is poor and public expenditure on social spending increased briskly during the crisis, significantly more than on average across the OECD.

Slovenia is facing the legacy of a boom-bust cycle that has been compounded by weak corporate governance of state-owned banks. The levels of non-performing loans and capital adequacy ratios compare poorly in international perspective and may deteriorate further, which could require significant bank recapitalisation.

Slovenia Government Bond Yield 10y was 0.75 percent on Friday May 8, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Historically, the Slovenia Government Bond 10y reached an all time high of 7.61 in August of 2012. Generally, a government bond is issued by a national government and is denominated in the country`s own currency. Bonds issued by national governments in foreign currencies are normally referred to as sovereign bonds. The yield required by investors to loan funds to governments reflects inflation expectations and the likelihood that the debt will be repaid.

Import Prices in Slovenia increased to 101.70 Index Points in the fourth quarter of 2016 from 96.70 Index Points in the third quarter of 2016. Import Prices in Slovenia averaged 101.24 Index Points from 2001 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 113.60 Index Points in the first quarter of 2011 and a record low of 88 Index Points in the third quarter of 2009. In Slovenia, Import Prices correspond to the rate of change in the prices of goods and services purchased by residents of that country from, and supplied by, foreign sellers. Import Prices are heavily affected by exchange rates. This page provides - Slovenia Import Prices - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The Sales Tax Rate in Slovenia stands at 22 percent. Sales Tax Rate in Slovenia averaged 20.67 percent from 2000 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 22 percent in 2013 and a record low of 19 percent in 2001. In Slovenia, the sales tax rate is a tax charged to consumers based on the purchase price of certain goods and services. The benchmark we use for the sales tax rate refers to the highest rate. Revenues from the Sales Tax Rate are an important source of income for the government of Slovenia. This page provides - Slovenia Sales Tax Rate | VAT - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Electricity Production in Slovenia decreased to 1516 Gigawatt-hour in December from 1566 Gigawatt-hour in November of 2019. Electricity Production in Slovenia averaged 1319.49 Gigawatt-hour from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 1569 Gigawatt-hour in December of 2010 and a record low of 818 Gigawatt-hour in May of 2012. This page has Electricity Production values for Slovenia.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Slovenia expanded 1.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Slovenia averaged 2.72 percent from 1996 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 8 percent in the first quarter of 2007 and a record low of -9.90 percent in the second quarter of 2009. On the expenditure side, household expenditure is the main component of Slovenia's GDP and accounts for 53 percent of its total use, followed by gross fixed capital formation (20 percent) and government consumption (19 percent). Exports of goods and services account for 77 percent of GDP while imports account for 69 percent, adding 8 percent of total GDP. . This page provides - Slovenia GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Slovenia was worth 59 billion US dollars in 2019, according to official data from the World Bank and projections from Trading Economics. The GDP value of Slovenia represents 0.05 percent of the world economy. GDP in Slovenia averaged 34.43 USD Billion from 1990 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 59 USD Billion in 2019 and a record low of 13.05 USD Billion in 1992. The gross domestic product (GDP) measures of national income and output for a given country's economy. The gross domestic product (GDP) is equal to the total expenditures for all final goods and services produced within the country in a stipulated period of time. This page provides the latest reported value for - Slovenia GDP - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Government Debt in Slovenia decreased to 28560.19 EUR Million in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 28987.59 EUR Million in the third quarter of 2019. Government Debt in Slovenia averaged 13763.81 EUR Million from 1997 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 30139.29 EUR Million in the first quarter of 2018 and a record low of 2821.30 EUR Million in the fourth quarter of 1997. This page provides - Slovenia Government Debt- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Hospital Beds in Slovenia increased to 4.50 per 1000 people in 2017 from 4.49 per 1000 people in 2016. Hospital Beds in Slovenia averaged 5.33 per 1000 people from 1980 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 6.93 per 1000 people in 1980 and a record low of 4.49 per 1000 people in 2016. This page includes a chart with historical data for Slovenia Hospital Beds.

Hospitals in Slovenia remained unchanged at 14.03 per one million people in 2018 from 14.03 per one million people in 2017. Hospitals in Slovenia averaged 13 per one million people from 1980 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 14.52 per one million people in 2004 and a record low of 11.01 per one million people in 1990. This page includes a chart with historical data for Slovenia Hospitals.

Medical Doctors in Slovenia increased to 3.16 per 1000 people in 2017 from 3.07 per 1000 people in 2016. Medical Doctors in Slovenia averaged 2.34 per 1000 people from 1980 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 3.16 per 1000 people in 2017 and a record low of 1.77 per 1000 people in 1980. This page includes a chart with historical data for Slovenia Medical Doctors.

Nurses in Slovenia increased to 10.08 per 1000 people in 2017 from 9.81 per 1000 people in 2016. Nurses in Slovenia averaged 7.13 per 1000 people from 1985 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 10.08 per 1000 people in 2017 and a record low of 4.94 per 1000 people in 1985. This page includes a chart with historical data for Slovenia Nurses.

ICU Beds in Slovenia averaged 477.66 per 100K people from 1980 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 579.97 per 100K people in December of 1980 and a record low of 423.03 per 100K people in December of 2014. This page includes a chart with historical data for Slovenia ICU Beds.

Industrial Production in Slovenia increased 1.90 percent in February of 2020 over the previous month. Industrial Production Mom in Slovenia averaged 0.23 percent from 1998 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 8.80 percent in January of 2009 and a record low of -12.50 percent in November of 2008. This page provides - Slovenia Industrial Production MoM- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Industrial Production in Slovenia increased 2.40 percent in February of 2020 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Slovenia averaged 2.77 percent from 1999 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 14.60 percent in January of 2018 and a record low of -25.10 percent in April of 2009. In Slovenia, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy. Manufacturing is the most important sector and accounts for 90 percent of total production. The biggest segments within Manufacturing are: Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (12 percent of total production); electrical equipment (10 percent); motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (7 percent); rubber and plastic products (7 percent); machinery and equipment (6 percent); food products (5 percent); and basic metals (5 percent). Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply account for 9 percent of total output and mining and quarrying account for 1 percent. This page provides - Slovenia Industrial Production - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Housing Index in Slovenia decreased to 133.23 points in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 133.40 points in the third quarter of 2019. Housing Index in Slovenia averaged 114.66 points from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 133.40 points in the third quarter of 2019 and a record low of 97.77 points in the third quarter of 2014. In Slovenia, the House Price Index monitors price movements of dwellings sold to domestic and foreign households. This page provides - Slovenia House Price Index - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Household Saving Rate in Slovenia increased to 10.29 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 8.85 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Personal Savings in Slovenia averaged 12.69 percent from 2005 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 18.93 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006 and a record low of 5.15 percent in the third quarter of 2011. This page provides - Slovenia Gross Household Saving Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Crude Oil Production in Slovenia remained unchanged at 0.01 BBL/D/1K in December from 0.01 BBL/D/1K in November of 2019. Crude Oil Production in Slovenia averaged 0.01 BBL/D/1K from 1994 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 0.04 BBL/D/1K in February of 1994 and a record low of 0.01 BBL/D/1K in January of 2005. This page provides - Slovenia Crude Oil Production - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.