Macroeconomic Outlook Report: Slovakia

Macroeconomic Outlook Report: Slovakia

Summary

Mining, manufacturing, and utilities contributed 27.0% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2024, followed by financial intermediation, real estate, and business activities (21.3%), and wholesale, retail, and hotel activities (11.5%). In nominal terms, the three sectors are expected to grow by 5.4%, 6.4%, and 9.2%, respectively, in 2025.

Three major cities in Slovakia accounted for 38.8% of the country’s population and contributed 52.1% of the total GDP in 2024, according to GlobalData’s cities database.

As of February 2025, a new rail corridor linking Slovakia with Port Esbjerg is projected to transform car transport logistics, allowing for the direct shipment of over 10,000 vehicles annually. The inaugural delivery successfully transported 240 cars, demonstrating the efficiency of a custom unloading ramp. This development will enhance Port Esbjerg’s role as a logistics hub, reducing reliance on road transport and optimizing vessel capacity for DFDS.

Scope

• Macroeconomic Country Outlook Reports evaluate a country's investment potential through its political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental (PESTLE) framework.
• This comprehensive analysis offers a holistic view of the economy, serving as a strategic tool to understand market dynamics, business potential, and operational direction. Each PESTLE factor is examined based on four parameters: current strengths, current challenges, future prospects, and future risks.
• These insights support strategic planning by highlighting opportunities and risks within the economy, helping businesses and investors make informed decisions.
• The report aims to provide a detailed understanding of the country's macroeconomic environment to facilitate effective decision-making and strategy development.

• Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
• PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
• Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
• This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.