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Slovakia: investment climate and market data

Slovakia scores 66 out of 100 on the Invest Global investability score (moderate), ranking 70 of 199 countries. Its strongest pillar is openness to foreign investment (82) and its weakest is growth and upside (23).

66/ 100 · Moderate · grade B+ · High confidence
GDP
$155 billion
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
0.8%
2025 · World Bank
Inflation
4.0%
2025 · World Bank
FDI inflows
1.3% of GDP
2025 · World Bank
Government debt
62% of GDP
2025 · IMF
Reserves
1.5 months of imports
2025 · World Bank
Population
5.4 million
2025 · World Bank
GDP per person
$28,544
2025 · World Bank

Why Slovakia scores 66

Institutions and rule of law25%65
Openness to foreign investment20%82
Macro and financial stability18%68
Political stability and security10%80
Growth and upside12%23
Market depth and infrastructure15%69

Six weighted pillars from World Bank, OECD and IMF indicators. See the method, weights and every country.

Openness to foreign investors

The OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index for Slovakia is 0.02 on a scale from 0 (fully open) to 1 (closed), as of 2025. That is among the most open regimes measured.

Where Slovakia is most exposed by sector

Industrials and Manufacturing
82
High exposure
Technology
78
High exposure
Healthcare
62
High exposure
Energy (oil and gas)
51
Moderate exposure

Exposure scores show how important each sector is to the economy, not how attractive it is to invest in. Browse all sectors.

Natural resources

14 mines and deposits are mapped in Slovakia. Power capacity is 6.2 GW. See the minerals, mines and power plants.

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Educational research, not investment, legal or tax advice. Scores are screening tools built from public data and are not forecasts or ratings. Figures are the latest available from the named source and may lag. Confirm everything with local advisers before committing capital. Sources: World Bank WDI and WGI, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD. Data as of 2026-10-09.