Euro area vs Slovakia: Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) over time
- Euro area
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 160.5% against 69.0% in Euro area, a difference of 91.5%.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 2.3 times Euro area's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 6th and Slovakia ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.8% | 92.5% | 48.7% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 135.7% | 76.0% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 165.7% | 97.5% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 169.7% | 97.0% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Euro area or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 160.5% against 69.0% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Euro area and Slovakia?
- 91.5%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Slovakia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Slovakia rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Euro area ranks 6th and Slovakia ranks 7th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.