Background

Macroeconomic environment

atlant na zgradbi Banke Slovenije

December 22, 2025

After weak growth this year, the economy will strengthen over the following years, while inflation will remain close to its target rate

Economic growth has been weak this year, largely as a result of the contraction in the first quarter, but it will strengthen again over the coming years. After rising temporarily this year, inflation will also gradually stabilise at the 2% central bank target rate. The labour market will remain tight, and therefore the economic projections are contingent on more evident productivity growth. The projections are accompanied by risks related to domestic structural challenges and the unstable international environment.

In focus

New tool for real-time assessment of economic growth in Slovenia

A new GDP nowcasting tool is now available on our website. The tool provides real-time estimates (nowcasts) of quarterly economic growth, offering an earlier insight into current economic developments before official GDP data are released. Similar approaches are also used by several other central banks, including the Bank of Finland and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The estimate is based on a broad set of more than one hundred high-frequency indicators, covering data on economic activity and sentiment, the labour market, the balance of payments, financial markets and prices, as well as conditions in key export markets. The tool combines results from around 70 different model specifications, allowing for a display of both the average estimate and the confidence range. It is automatically updated, typically on Friday mornings, and does not represent an official projection of Banka Slovenije. The nowcast serves as an analytical support tool for monitoring economic developments. However, in periods of heightened volatility or following data revisions, results may differ from subsequently published official statistics.

For more information, see the Press Release.

Model-based nowcasts of quarterly GDP growth

Current data

Economic activity

Latest data: Q3 2025.

Source: SORS.

Inflation

Latest data: November 2025.

Sources: SORS, Eurostat, Banka Slovenije calculations.

Labour Market

Latest data: registered unemployment: November 2025; persons in employment: October 2025.

Sources: SORS, Banka Slovenije calculations

Balance of Payments

Latest data: October 2025.

Source: Banka Slovenije.

Economic publications

Naslovnica publikacije
November 6, 2025

Review of macroeconomic developments, October 2025

Naslovnica publikacije
September 17, 2025

Review of macroeconomic developments, September 2025

Naslovnica publikacije
June 23, 2025

Review of macroeconomic developments and projections June 2025

Research publications

Naslovnica publikacije
November 10, 2025

Luka Žakelj, Mojca Lindič: Immediate macroeconomic importance of the pharmaceutical sector

Naslovnica publikacije
October 6, 2025

Gašper Ploj: SMA vs. ECB inflation forecasts: Which forecasts drive interest rate expectations in the euro area?

Naslovnica publikacije
October 1, 2025

Neža Ahčin: The Impact of Credit Supply on Firms’ Green Transition in the Euro Area

Naslovnica publikacije
July 1, 2025

Luka Žakelj: Is Germany Deindustrialising?