International tourism, expenditures in Slovakia
Slovakia: International tourism, expenditures was 1.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Slovakia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Slovakia is 1.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.3% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Slovakia peaked at 3.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2020.
That places Slovakia 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.2% | — |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +24.1% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -20.6% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +72.1% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -36.7% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +28.0% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -50.3% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.7%, 39% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 1.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 47% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More private sector data for Slovakia
- Merchandise trade 160.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 80.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 122.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 88.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 125.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23,171 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Slovakia?
- International tourism, expenditures in Slovakia was 1.4% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Slovakia ranks 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.