Slovakia Balance of Trade

Last Release

Nov 30, 2025

Actual

504.8

Units In

EUR Million

560.2

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 06, 2026

Time to Release

25 Days 19 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
830 Oct 2020	-1,250.3 Dec 2022	32.16 EUR Million	1993-2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Exports has been the main factor behind Slovakian robust growth and in the last ten years exports more than doubled. The biggest share of Slovakian exports are vehicles, machinery and electrical equipment, base metals and chemicals and minerals. Main export partners are Euro Area members with German, Czech Republic and Poland being the most important. The biggest share of Slovakian imports are machinery and transport equipment, intermediate manufactured goods, fuels and chemicals. Main import partners are Germany, Czech Republic, China and Russia. In 2015, Slovakia had the highest balance surplus with Germany, the UK, Poland and Austria. The largest balance deficit was recorded in trade with China, South Korea, Russia and Japan.

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Slovakia’s trade surplus widened to EUR 504.8 million in November 2025 from EUR 319.5 million in the corresponding month of the previous year, surpassing market expectations of EUR 345 million. This marked the largest surplus since May, as exports fell less than imports. Year-on-year, exports declined by 1.3% to EUR 9,717.6 million, weighed down by significantly lower shipments of miscellaneous manufactured articles, which fell by more than 8%. Exports to the EU decreased by 2.4%, while shipments to non-EU countries rose by 2.5%. Meanwhile, imports dropped by 3.3% to EUR 9,212.8 million, largely due to a more than 22% drop in purchases of mineral fuels, lubricants, and related materials. Inbound shipments from both EU and non-EU countries fell by 3.3%. Over the January-November 2025 period, the country's trade surplus narrowed to EUR 3,081.8 million from EUR 3,408.7 million in the same period a year earlier.