Slovakia Balance of Trade

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

225.4

Units In

EUR Million

246.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Nov 07, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
830 Oct 2020	-1,250.3 Dec 2022	28.6 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 sharply to EUR 225.4 million in August 2025 from EUR 88.9 million in the corresponding month of the previous year. This also marked the fourth consecutive month of surplus, as exports declined less than imports. Year-on-year, exports fell by 0.4% to EUR 8012.6 million, mainly driven by a more than 40% drop in shipments of mineral fuels, lubricants, and related materials section, which includes energy sources. Sales to the EU increased by 1.8%, while exports to non-EU countries decreased by 7.6%. Meanwhile, imports declined at a sharper 2.1% to EUR 7,787.1 million, dragged down by an almost 26% decrease of purchases in the mineral fuels section, which includes oil, electricity and natural gas. Inbound shipments from non-EU countries dropped by 6.9%, while imports advanced by 0.6% from the EU. Considering the January to August period, the country's trade surplus narrowed to EUR 1,600.7 million from EUR 2,592.9 in the same period a year ago.