Government spending in Slovakia
Government spending in Slovakia was equal to 47.3% of GDP in 2025.
Slovakia, 2025
47.3%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
49.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
47.3%
Position in 2025
15th of 30
Government spending 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 | 47.3% | 49.4% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | 49.1% |
| 2021 | 44.8% | 51.1% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | 52.8% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | 46.6% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | 46.6% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | 46.9% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | 47.5% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | 48.3% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | 49.3% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | 50.0% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | 50.7% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | 50.9% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | 47.0% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | 45.8% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | 46.6% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | 47.2% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | 47.4% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | 48.1% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | 47.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 46.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 44.1%, the figure has changed by +3.2 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Slovakia has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.4%.
More for Slovakia
All statistics for Slovakia
Government debt
60.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
36.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Government deficit or surplus
-4.4%
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