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Trade in Slovenia

Slovenia was the world’s 58th largest exporter of goods and 60th largest exporter of commercial services in 2022. Export values were $69.72 billion and $11.63 billion USD respectively. Slovenia’s top export category was Manufactures, followed by Machinery and transport equipment, and Chemicals. In 2022, Slovenia’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to Germany , Switzerland  and Italy, with trade representing 186.03 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Slovenia is the world’s 55th largest importer of goods and 70th largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $69.76 billion and $7.86 billion USD respectively in 2022. Slovenia’s top import category was Manufactures, followed by Chemicals and Machinery and transport equipment. Leading import partners were Germany , Switzerland  and Italy. Slovenia is part of 47 different Regional Trade Agreements, including EU – Albania and EU – Algeria.
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General Information

This section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information.

Official Name

Republic of Slovenia

Abbreviation

SI

Capital

Ljubljana

WTO Membership Date

30 July 1995

Legal System

civil law system

Language

Slovenian

Number of Time Zone(s)

1

Additional Information

Financial Information

This section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance.

Currency

Euro

Exchange Rate

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GTFP Confirming Banks

Through the IFC's Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) bank network, local financial institutions can establish working partnerships with a vast number of major international banks in the Program that can broaden access to finance and reduce cash collateral requirements. This extends and complements the capacity of banks to deliver trade finance by providing risk mitigation on a per-transaction basis in challenging markets where trade lines may be limited.

  • Sberbank Banka DD - Ljubljana, Slovenia - SWIFT: SABRSI2X

  • UniCredit Bank Slovenija DD - Ljubljana, Slovenia - SWIFT: BACXSI22

Contact Information

This section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources.

Business Support Organizations

  • Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia

    Member's associations - (i.e. sector, professional, exporters)

    [email protected]

  • SPIRIT Slovenia, public agency

    Trade promotion organization (TPO)

    [email protected]

Government MSME Agency

  • Ministry of Economy

Industrial Property Offices

  • Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO)

  • Ministry of Economic Development and Technology

SPS Enquiry Points

Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements.

  • The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
    Phone: +(386 1) 478 9311
    Website: http://www.mkgp.gov.si

    Dunajska cesta 22

    [email protected]

TBT Enquiry Points

Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements.

  • Slovenian Institute for Standardisation SIST
    WTO TBT Enquiry Point
    Phone: +(386 1) 478 3065
    Website: http://www.sist.si

    Šmartinska cesta 152
    1000 Ljubljana

    [email protected]

Additional Information

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Links to other helpful resources

This section includes additional links to trade-related resources.

National Tariff Finder

 https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/customs-4/calculation-customs-duties/customs-tariff/eu-customs-tariff-taric_en

Trade Information Portal

 https://poslovniportal.si/en/doing-business-slovenia

Last Reviewed: June, 2024

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