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	-2.30	-0.30	points	Feb 2026
Capacity Utilization	80.10	81.10	percent	Dec 2025
Car Registrations	5591.00	8826.00	Units	Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories	-1.70	0.88	EUR Billion	Dec 2025
Corruption Index	48.00	49.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	61.00	59.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Production	2764.00	2690.00	Gigawatt-hour	Dec 2025
Factory Orders	-2.00	-3.20	percent	Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY	2.70	-8.50	percent	Jan 2026
Industrial Production Mom	1.20	-1.90	percent	Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production	0.90	-4.60	percent	Jan 2026
Mining Production	-11.50	-11.50	percent	Jan 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity	37.22	37.22	TWh	Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection	43.94	39.10	GWh/d	Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory	9.49	9.52	TWh	Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal	82.80	80.00	GWh/d	Mar 2026
New Orders	4684.90	5901.80	EUR Million	Dec 2025
New Car Registrations YoY	-15.40	1.80	percent	Jan 2026

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.