Starting a business - Score in Slovakia
Slovakia: Starting a business - Score was 84.81 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Slovakia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Slovakia is 84.81, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Slovakia peaked at 84.81 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.97, in 2003.
That places Slovakia 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 55.97 | — |
| 2004 | 67.72 | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 74.4 | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 74.55 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 74.94 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 80.35 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 80.93 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 81.05 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.14 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.12 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.54 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 80.31 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 81.83 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 81.92 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.96 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.02 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.81 | +3.4% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 84.81 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 93% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 84.81 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 92% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.69 | 55.97 | 80.93 | 7 |
| 2010s | 81.47 | 78.54 | 84.81 | 10 |
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 starting a business - score in Slovakia?
- Starting a business - score in Slovakia was 84.81 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.81 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.97 in 2003.
- How does Slovakia rank for starting a business - score?
- Slovakia ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.