Slovakia is ranked 45 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Slovakia deteriorated to 45 in 2019 from 42 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Slovakia averaged 39.83 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 49.00 in 2013 and a record low of 29.00 in 2014. source: World Bank

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Business Confidence	-0.30	3.70	points	Jan 2026
Capacity Utilization	80.10	81.10	percent	Dec 2025
Car Registrations	8826.00	8608.00	Units	Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories	0.11	-0.38	EUR Billion	Jun 2025
Corruption Index	49.00	54.00	Points	Dec 2024
Corruption Rank	59.00	47.00		Dec 2024
Electricity Production	2613.00	2283.00	Gigawatt-hour	Oct 2025
Factory Orders	-3.20	-7.90	percent	Nov 2025
Industrial Production YoY	-4.50	-3.80	percent	Nov 2025
Industrial Production Mom	0.90	-2.50	percent	Nov 2025
Manufacturing Production	-2.40	-2.20	percent	Nov 2025
Mining Production	-6.20	-3.90	percent	Nov 2025
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity	37.22	37.22	TWh	Jan 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection	17.20	17.22	GWh/d	Jan 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory	15.55	15.76	TWh	Jan 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal	230.40	215.20	GWh/d	Jan 2026
New Orders	5901.80	6008.50	EUR Million	Nov 2025
New Car Registrations YoY	1.80	5.20	percent	Dec 2025

Ease of Doing Business in Slovakia

The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses.