GENERAL INFORMATION About Slovenia
Gross domestic product
Inflation and interest rates
Labour market 2006
Hourly labour costs in Slovenia
Working time schemes
Structure of foreign trade, 2006
Export of Goods
Slovenia - member state of the EU since 1st May 2004
Full name | | Republic of Sovenia (Republika Slovenija) | Slovenia | | member state of the EU since 1st May 2004 | Area of Slovenia (sp. m2) | | 20.273 | Total population (Sept. 2008) | | 2.053.740 | Natural Increase (2007) | | 0,6 | Capital city - population (January 2008) | | Ljubljana - 260.183 | Airport Ljubljana | | Brnik (24 km far from capital) | | Port (Adriatic sea) | | Koper | International symbols for Slovenia | | SI, SVN, SLO | Diagraph | | .si | National Currency since 1 January 2007 | | EUR | Political system | | Democratic Republic since 1991; a member of the EU and NATO since 2004; Slovenian highest legislative body is its 90-member parliament | Official language | | Slovene; also Italian and Hungarian in areas with minorities | Anthem | | the seventh stanza of the poem Zdravljica (A Toast) by France Pre¹eren, to a melody by Stanko Premrl | Statehood Day | | 25 June | Phone code | | +386 | Time zone | | GMT/UTC +1 | Real GDP Growth, 2007 | | 6,8 | Real GDP Growth QIV 2008 / QIV 2007 | | -0,8 |
Gross domestic product, 2007
| GDP, million EUR, at current prices | 34.471 | | GDP per capita, EUR, at current prices | 17.076 | | GDP per capita in PPS, EUR | 22.700 (91% of EU 27 average) |
Inflation and Interest rates
| Inflation in 2007 | 3,6 % | | Inflation in 2008 | 5,7% |
Labour market 2007
| Number
| Growth rate
in % | | LABOUR FORCE | 942.473 | | | Persons in employment | 879.257 | 3,0 | | Persons in paid employment | 789.863 | 3,1 | | - by legal persons | 717.563 | 3,1 | | - by natural persons | 72.299 | 3,4 | | Self employed persons | 89.394 | 1,6 | | - individual private entrepreneurs | 48.401 | 4,3 | | Registered unemployed persons | 63.215 | -11,4 | | Foreign workers registered as employed (2007) | | |
Wages and labour costs, 2008
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| EUR per employee | | Statutory minimum wage | | 589,19 | | Average (annual) gross wage | | 1.391,43 | | Average (annual) take-home wage | | 899,80 | | | Growth in % | | Real gross wage | | 2,5 | | Average annual wages by activities | | | Activities | Average annual gross wage in EUR | Average annual take home wage in EUR | | Manufacturing | 1.208,20 | 799,02 | | Agriculture and Food Industry | 1.929,81 | 751,92 | | Energy | 1.604,40 | 1.123,10 | | Construction Industry | 1.106,22 | 727,32 | | Retail / Wholesale | 1.221,03 | 795,62 | | Hotels and Restaurants | 999,95 | 671,88 | | Transportation and Communication | 1.438,11 | 934,80 | | Financial Intermediation | 2.011,63 | 1.230,14 | | Public Administration | 1.633,54 | 1.050,37 | | Real estate, Renting and Business activities | 1.444,60 | 913,67 | | Education | 1.621,92 | 1.049,80 | | Health and Social work | 1.484,81 | 957,30 |
Hourly labour costs in Slovenia, 2008
| Structure in % | Tax or contribution rate | | Net wage | 44,1 | | | Employer’ s contributions | 11,1 | 16,1 % | | Employee’s contributions | 15,3 | 22,1 % | | Annual holiday bonus | 2,9 | | | Meal reimbursement | 3,6 | | | Travel to work expenses | 1,8 | | | Redundancies, education etc. | 8,3 | | | Personal income tax | | 16 - 41% | | Payroll tax (2008) | | 0-4,4% | | Payroll Tax (2009) | 0 | |
Working time schemes, 2008
| Statutory working week, include ½ hour daily meal break | 40 hours | | National holidays and other days off | 14 days | | Statutory minimum annual leave | 20 days / 4 weaks | | Average realised sick-leave (2006) | 12,5 days | | - against employers account ( statutory ) | first 30 days | | - % of lost days due to sick-leave (2007) | 4,4 % |
Structure of foreign trade, 2007
Slovenian export and import of goods, 2007 | EUR million | Growth rate in % | | Exports total | 24.187 | 13,8 | | Imports total | 24.636 | 15,7 |
Export of goods - major trading partners | EU-25 countries | | | | - Germany | | | | - Italy | | | | - Austria | | | | - France | | | | - Hungary | | | | - Poland | | | | - UK | | | | - Czech Republic | | | | Other countries | | | | - Russian Federation | | | | - BIH | | |
Sources: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Bank of Slovenia, Employment Service of Slovenia, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Eurostat |
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