Slovenia

Country at a glance

Slovenia is a central europe member of the European Union, with its capital in Ljubljana. The country joined the European Communities in 2004 in the largest single enlargement to date — the ten central-and-eastern European, Mediterranean accession. Economically, Slovenia is a small Central European economy with manufacturing, automotive components and pharmaceuticals; the first 2004 entrant to adopt the euro. The country has used the euro since 2007, and it is part of the Schengen area for cross-border movement. Slovenian is the official language. On Eurostat's headline indicators, Slovenia is currently 22nd-most populous of the 27 member states with data on record; 23rd by GDP at current prices.

Slovenia vs EU-27

Flagship indicators alongside the EU-27 average and Slovenia's rank across covered member states.

Indicators by topic

Every Eurostat indicator we hold for Slovenia, grouped by theme. Click through to the indicator profile for the cross-country timeline.

More data on Slovenia

This profile covers Eurostat statistical indicators. The pages below extend the picture into other strands of EU public data — parliamentary representation, public procurement, EU-funded research, cohesion-fund spending, regional statistics.

• European Parliament

  MEPs elected from Slovenia (current term, 2024–2029).

• Public tenders

  TED notices from Slovenia buyers — public contracts above EU thresholds.

• EU research grants

  CORDIS-funded R&D projects coordinated from Slovenia.

• Cohesion funds

  Kohesio-listed ERDF/ESF+/Cohesion Fund projects in Slovenia.

Sources & methodology

Data on this page comes from Eurostat (406 indicators), fetched from the official dissemination API. Each indicator card links to the cross-country profile with the full year-by-year timeline. See methodology for caveats, revision policy and ranking definitions, or sources for the complete dataset list.

Last refreshed: 2026-05-18 · Source: Eurostat dissemination API