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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Slovakia

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Slovakia in 2025 — 21.4%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 132. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.1 pp.

2025 21.4% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 26of 132
Period maximum 31.8%1992
Period minimum 17.7%2007

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Slovakia, 1990–2025152025303519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 27.5%1991: 25.8%1992: 31.8%1993: 29.4%1994: 25.2%1995: 24.9%1996: 26.2%1997: 23.6%1998: 23.7%1999: 21.4%2000: 20.9%2001: 21.1%2002: 20.5%2003: 20.6%2004: 19.2%2005: 18.9%2006: 19.4%2007: 17.7%2008: 18.1%2009: 20.6%2010: 19.7%2011: 18.7%2012: 18.5%2013: 18.7%2014: 18.8%2015: 19%2016: 19.4%2017: 19.4%2018: 19%2019: 20.1%2020: 21.2%2021: 21.2%2022: 21.3%2023: 20.3%2024: 21.1%2025: 21.4%
Change over the period: −6.1 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Slovakia

Slovakia 21.4%
Europe & Central Asia 20.6%
Eastern Europe computed 20.4%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Slovakia, by year Slovakia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.4 +0.3 pp
2024 21.1 +0.8 pp
2023 20.3 −0.9 pp
2022 21.3 +0.1 pp
2021 21.2 −0.1 pp
2020 21.2 +1.2 pp
2019 20.1 +1.1 pp
2018 19 −0.4 pp
2017 19.4 +0 pp
2016 19.4 +0.4 pp
2015 19 +0.2 pp
2014 18.8 +0.2 pp
2013 18.7 +0.2 pp
2012 18.5 −0.3 pp
2011 18.7 −1 pp
2010 19.7 −0.8 pp
2009 20.6 +2.5 pp
2008 18.1 +0.3 pp
2007 17.7 −1.7 pp
2006 19.4 +0.5 pp
2005 18.9 −0.3 pp
2004 19.2 −1.4 pp
2003 20.6 +0 pp
2002 20.5 −0.5 pp
2001 21.1 +0.1 pp
2000 20.9 −0.5 pp
1999 21.4 −2.3 pp
1998 23.7 +0.1 pp
1997 23.6 −2.6 pp
1996 26.2 +1.3 pp
1995 24.9 −0.3 pp
1994 25.2 −4.3 pp
1993 29.4 −2.3 pp
1992 31.8 +5.9 pp
1991 25.8 −1.7 pp
1990 27.5 —

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

UA Ukraine 38.9 SK Slovakia 21.4 PL Poland 21.3 BG Bulgaria 20.8 HU Hungary 20.8 CZ Czechia 20 RU Russia 19.1 BY Belarus 18.9 MD Moldova 18.5 RO Romania 17.3
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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