Slovakia is the 42 most competitive nation in the world out of 140 countries ranked in the 2019 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. Competitiveness Rank in Slovakia averaged 54.77 from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 78.00 in 2014 and a record low of 36.00 in 2007. source: World Economic Forum



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Car Registrations 5591.00 8826.00 Units Jan 2026
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Factory Orders -2.00 -3.20 percent Dec 2025
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Slovakia Competitiveness Rank
The most recent 2018 edition of Global Competitiveness Report assesses 140 economies. In 2018, the World Economic Forum introduced a new methodology emphasizing the role of human capital, innovation, resilience and agility, as not only drivers but also defining features of economic success in the 4th Industrial Revolution. As a result, the GCI scale changed to 1 to 100 from 1 to 7, with higher average score meaning higher degree of competitiveness. The report is made up of 98 variables organized into twelve pillars with the most important including: institutions; infrastructure; ICT adoption; macroeconomic stability; health; skills; product market; labour market; financial system; market size; business dynamism; and innovation capability.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
42.00 41.00 78.00 36.00 2007 - 2019 Yearly