Central government expense in Slovakia

Central government expense in Slovakia was equal to 39.8% of GDP in 2022.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Slovakia, 2022 39.8% % of GDP
Change from 2021 −2.6percentage points 2021: 42.4%
European Union, 2022 39.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022 37.8% Middle value of 27 countries

Central government expense in Slovakia over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2022
Period SlovakiaEuropean Union
2022 39.8% 39.3%
2021 42.4% 41.1%
2020 42.1% 42.2%
2019 38.1% 36.4%
2018 37.1% 36.6%
2017 37.0% 37.0%
2016 40.3% 37.4%
2015 40.7% 37.8%
2014 40.0% 38.6%
2013 40.0% 39.1%
2012 39.1% 39.1%
2011 39.1% 38.1%
2010 39.5% 39.6%
2009 41.9% 39.4%
2008 34.8% 36.2%
2007 34.9% 35.4%
2006 37.0% 35.9%
2005 38.6% 36.5%
2004 37.3% 36.7%
2003 39.7% 38.2%
2002 44.2% 37.9%
2001 43.8% 37.7%
2000 52.2% 37.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.6 percentage points from 42.4% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 39.1%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 39.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1995 to 2022 for Slovakia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics