Fact Sheet
Republic of Slovenia
Capital:
Ljubljana
Surface area: 20,273 sq. km.
Official language: Slovenian
Population:
1,988,292 (July 2014 est.)
Exchange rate: 1 EUR = 44.69 THB (April 2014)
Recent economic indicators1
2008
GDP (US$ billion):
54.8
GDP per capita (US$):
27,267
Real GDP Growth (% change YOY):
3.4
Current account balance (US$ million):
-2,985
Current account balance (% GDP):
-5.4
Goods & Services Exports (% GDP):
68.3
Inflation (% change YOY):
5.7
Chief of State:
President Borut PAHOR (since 22 December 2012)
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Alenka BRATUSEK (since 20 March 2013)
2009
49.3
24,274
-7.9
-240
-0.5
58.9
0.9
2010
47.1
23,002
1.3
-66
-0.1
65.9
1.8
2011
50.3
24,534
0.7
203
0.4
72.3
1.8
2012
45.4
22,100
-2.5
1,491
3.3
75.3
2.6
20132
46.8
22,719
-2.6
2,546
5.4
81.1
2.3
Slovenia's Global Trade Relationship, 20123
Export Destinations
(%)
1. EU
68.5
2. Croatia
6.4
3. Russia
4.5
4. Serbia
3.5
5. Bosnia and
2.8
Herzegovina
Import Destinations
Exports
(%)
by main commodity group (%)
1. EU
65.6 Agricultural products
8.5
2. China
5.4 Fuels and mining products 10.2
3. Croatia
4.3 Manufactures
81.0
4. US
2.3 Major Exports: manufactured
5. Russia
1.9 goods, machinery and transport
equipment, chemicals, food.
Imports
by main commodity group (%)
Agricultural products
12.4
Fuels and mining products 21.1
Manufactures
65.8
Major Imports: machinery and
transport equipment,
manufactured goods, chemicals,
fuels and lubricants, food.
Thailand's trade relationship with Slovenia, 20134
Total Trade (exports + imports):
Exports to Slovenia:
Imports from Slovenia:
Balance of Trade with Slovenia:
Major Thailand exports to Slovenia
1. Air Conditioning Machines
2. Motor Vehicles
3. Natural Rubber
4. Parts And Accessories For Tractors
5. Polymers Of Ethylene
Value
(US$ million)
79.27
41.75
37.52
4.23
(US$ million)
7.80
6.25
5.02
4.48
2.58
Share
Rank
(%)
1.68
0.02
116
0.02
89
Major Thailand imports from Slovenia
1. Medicaments
2. Wheat or Meslin Flour
3. Electric Storage Batteries
4. Pigments
5. Binders
Growth
(%)
3.27
14.07
-6.57
219.10
(US$ million)
13.32
2.36
2.15
2.01
1.61
Department of Trade Negotiations
Sources:
1. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australian Government; 2. IMF/EIU Forecast; 3. Slovenia Trade Profile, World Trade Organization;
The World Factbook, CIA; 4. World Trade Atlas