Business climate in Slovenia

Slovenia ranks #31 of 54 on the overall business climate (score 53). Its strongest suit is red tape, followed by business taxes; the weakest is momentum.

Red tape62 / 100Business taxes58 / 100Energy prices57 / 100Rule of law47 / 100Momentum43 / 100
DriverScoreRankMeasures
Red tape and ease of doing business62 #33 of 54Regulatory framework (World Bank B-READY 2025): 75 (2025); Business entry (B-READY): 80 (2025); Public services for business (B-READY): 72 (2025); Days to start a business (Doing Business): 7.00 (2017); Procedures to start a business (Doing Business): 4.00 (2017); Ease of doing business rank (Doing Business, 1 = easiest of 190): 37 (2017)
Rule of law and legal certainty47 #38 of 54Liberal democracy (V-Dem): 0.59 (2025); Corruption perceptions score (higher = cleaner): 58 (2025); Strength of legal rights for borrowers and lenders: 3.00 (2017); Dispute resolution (B-READY): 60 (2025)
Taxes on business58 #24 of 53Corporate income tax rate (headline): 22 (2026); Total tax and contribution rate on commercial profits: 31 (2017); Taxation administration (B-READY): 57 (2025)
Cost of capital––Access to finance (B-READY): 76 (2025)
Energy prices for business57 #15 of 31Business electricity price (Eurostat, 500-1,999 MWh a year): 0.15 (2025)
Growth momentum and investment trend43 #34 of 53Real GDP growth, average of the last five years: 3.25 (2025); Growth trend: last three years against 2015-2019: -1.97 (2025); Foreign direct investment, net inflows: 2.10 (2023)
2010: 1.1%102011: 0.7%112012: -2.9%122013: -0.8%132014: 2.8%142015: 2.4%152016: 3.0%162017: 5.2%172018: 4.4%182019: 3.5%192020: -4.1%202021: 8.4%212022: 2.7%222023: 2.4%232024: 1.7%242025: 1.1%25
Real GDP growth by year (World Bank). Green bars: growth; red: contraction.

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