Government debt in Slovakia
Government debt in Slovakia was equal to 60.5% of GDP at the end of 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995.
Slovakia, 2025
60.5%
Change from 2024
+1.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
81.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
58.9%
Position in 2025
12th of 27
Government debt in Slovakia over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Slovakia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.5% | 81.5% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | 80.3% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | 80.3% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | 82.3% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | 86.6% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | 89.4% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | 77.4% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | 79.4% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | 84.0% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | 85.0% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | 85.0% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | 65.0% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | 67.2% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | 67.1% |
| 2003 | 43.6% | 66.8% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | 65.6% |
| 2001 | 51.4% | 65.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6 percentage points from 58.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 51.6%, the figure has changed by +8.9 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Slovakia has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 81.5%.
More for Slovakia
All statistics for Slovakia
Government deficit or surplus
-4.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending
47.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
36.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on health
6.9%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
5.1%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on social protection
18.4%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat