Background

Macroeconomic environment

zgradba banke slovenije

November 14, 2025

Third quarter sees encouraging economic growth

The Slovenian economy continued to expand in the third quarter. The year-on-year GDP growth was driven in particular by renewed impetus in investment and construction, but was still being held back by international trade.

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: Q2 2025.

Source: SORS.

Inflation

Latest data: September 2025.

Sources: SORS, Eurostat, Banka Slovenije calculations.

Labour Market

Latest data: registered unemployment: September 2025; persons in employment: August 2025.

Sources: SORS, Banka Slovenije calculations

Balance of Payments

Latest data: August 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

Naslovnica publikacije
May 7, 2025

Review of macroeconomic developments, April 2025

Research publications

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?

Naslovnica publikacije
May 27, 2025

Luka Markovič: Measures of inflation sensitivity to monetary policy