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Data checked 28 Oct 2026 · next scheduled check 1 Jan 2027 · UN World Population Prospects (via World Bank) released 1 Jul 2026 · Eurostat released 21 Oct 2026 · World Bank WDI released 8 Oct 2026
Total spending · 2024
46.5%
-6.5 pts since 1995
Welfare · 2024
17.1%
-0.2 pts since 1995
Healthcare · 2024
8.00%
+1.4 pts since 1995
Defence · 2024
1.40%
+0.3 pts since 1995
Education · 2024
5.50%
-0.8 pts since 1995
Debt interest · 2024
1.30%
-1.1 pts since 1995
Gross debt · 2025
65.1%
of GDP · +47 pts since 1995
Population · 2025
2.1m
7.1% since 1995
Public-sector employment
Not available: no official public-sector employment series is loaded for Slovenia yet.
Welfare rose from 17.3% to 19.7% of GDP between 1995 and 2013, then fell to 17.1% by 2024.
Healthcare fell from 6.6% to 5.9% of GDP between 1995 and 2007, then rose to 8.0% by 2024.
Defence fell from 1.1% to 0.9% of GDP between 1995 and 2014, then rose to 1.4% by 2024.
Education rose from 6.3% to 6.7% of GDP between 1995 and 2009, then fell to 5.5% by 2024.
Debt interest rose from 2.4% to 3.4% of GDP between 1995 and 2014, then fell to 1.3% by 2024.
Total spending rose from 53.0% to 57.7% of GDP between 1995 and 2013, then fell to 46.5% by 2024.
Gross debt rose from 18.2% to 83.4% of GDP between 1995 and 2015, then fell to 65.1% by 2025.
Population grew from 2.0 million in 1995 to 2.1 million in 2025; the UN projects 2.0 million by 2050.