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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
47.5%
-0.3 pts since 1995
Welfare · 2024
18.4%
+5.3 pts since 2010
Healthcare · 2024
6.90%
-0.7 pts since 2010
Defence · 2024
1.40%
+0.1 pts since 2010
Education · 2024
5.10%
+0.7 pts since 2010
Debt interest · 2024
1.50%
+0.2 pts since 2010
Gross debt · 2025
61.4%
of GDP · +40 pts since 1995
Population · 2025
5.4m
1.0% since 1995
Public-sector employment
Not available: no official public-sector employment series is loaded for Slovak Republic yet.
Welfare rose from 13.1% to 18.4% of GDP between 2010 and 2024.
Healthcare fell from 7.6% to 5.1% of GDP between 2010 and 2013, then rose to 6.9% by 2024.
Defence fell from 1.3% to 1.0% of GDP between 2010 and 2015, then rose to 1.4% by 2024.
Education rose from 4.4% to 5.1% of GDP between 2010 and 2024.
Debt interest rose from 1.3% to 1.5% of GDP between 2010 and 2024.
Total spending fell from 47.8% to 35.9% of GDP between 1995 and 2007, then rose to 47.5% by 2024.
Gross debt rose from 21.3% to 61.4% of GDP between 1995 and 2025.
Population grew from 5.4 million in 1995 to 5.4 million in 2025; the UN projects 4.9 million by 2050.