Central government expense in Slovenia

Central government expense in Slovenia was equal to 42.9% of GDP in 2023.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1992 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Slovenia, 2023 42.9% % of GDP
Change from 2022 −0.7percentage points 2022: 43.6%
European Union, 2022 39.3% Official aggregate Not the same period as Slovenia (2023).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 38.5% Middle value of 19 countries

Central government expense in Slovenia 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 2023
Period SloveniaEuropean Union
2023 42.9% –
2022 43.6% 39.3%
2021 46.6% 41.1%
2020 49.1% 42.2%
2019 40.8% 36.4%
2018 41.1% 36.6%
2017 42.3% 37.0%
2016 44.7% 37.4%
2015 46.7% 37.8%
2014 47.5% 38.6%
2013 54.6% 39.1%
2012 47.5% 39.1%
2011 48.8% 38.1%
2010 47.4% 39.6%
2009 46.4% 39.4%
2008 41.1% 36.2%
2007 40.0% 35.4%
2006 42.5% 35.9%
2005 44.0% 36.5%
2004 43.7% 36.7%
2003 44.4% 38.2%
2002 44.6% 37.9%
2001 – 37.7%
2000 – 37.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 43.6% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 54.6%, the figure has changed by −11.7 percentage points.

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
1992 to 2023 for Slovenia
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