Background

Macroeconomic environment

zgradba banke slovenije

February 16, 2026

Further slowdown in economic growth last year

Economic growth slowed further last year to record its lowest rate since 2020, largely as a result of a contraction in the economy in the early part of the year. The growth was mostly based on private consumption and government spending, but continued to be held back in particular by weak foreign demand and the accompanying weakness of corporate investment. Banka Slovenije is expecting economic growth to strengthen this year.

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

Graph showing structure of GDP growth in Sovenia, expenditure saldo

Latest data: Q3 2025.

Source: SORS.

Inflation

The graph shows the decomposition of inflation

Latest data: December 2025.

Sources: SORS, Eurostat, Banka Slovenije calculations.

Labour Market

The graph shows the employed and unemployed

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

Sources: SORS, Banka Slovenije calculations

Balance of Payments

The graph shows current account components

Latest data: November 2025.

Source: Banka Slovenije.

Economic publications

Naslovnica publikacije
February 3, 2026

Review of macroeconomic developments, January 2026

Naslovnica publikacije
January 7, 2026

Review of macroeconomic developments and projections, December 2025

Naslovnica publikacije
November 6, 2025

Review of macroeconomic developments, October 2025

Naslovnica publikacije
September 17, 2025

Review of macroeconomic developments, September 2025

Research publications

Naslovnica publikacije
February 13, 2026

Nik Gabrovšek: Uncertainty indicators for the Slovenian economy

Naslovnica publikacije
February 3, 2026

Nik Gabrovšek, Domen Pavlič: Media attention on inflation: Evidence from over 600,000 web scraped news articles

Naslovnica publikacije
February 2, 2026

Matjaž Volk: Pricing Risk or Rationing Credit? Bank Behaviour in a Tightening Monetary Cycle

Naslovnica publikacije
November 10, 2025

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