Economy, jobs and prices in Východné Slovensko, Slovakia: official figures
GDP per person was 21,400 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 54% of the EU average; the lowest of 4 regions in Slovakia. PPS adjust for price differences between countries.
How big is the economy of Východné Slovensko?
The regional economy produced €27.3 billion of output (GDP at market prices) in 2024, 21.0% of Slovakia's GDP.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Východné Slovensko?
The unemployment rate (age 15 to 74) was 9.5% in 2025, against 5.4% for Slovakia and 6.0% across the EU; the highest of 4 regions in Slovakia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is youth unemployment in Východné Slovensko?
Youth unemployment (age 15 to 24) was 26.3% in 2025, against 15.3% for Slovakia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow much does Východné Slovensko spend on research and development?
Spending on research and development came to 0.61% of GDP in 2024 (0.98% nationally).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Východné Slovensko?
Taken together, the available jobseekers of Eastern Slovakia (the Prešov and Košice kraje) equalled 7.46% of its economically active population in September 2026, the highest of Slovakia's four NUTS 2 regions (national rate 5.22%).
Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copyHow many people in Východné Slovensko are long-term unemployed?
In 2025, 6.9% of the labour force in Východné Slovensko had been unemployed for 12 months or more (Slovakia: 3.4%; EU: 1.9%). In 2015 it was 9.9%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate for women in Východné Slovensko?
Unemployment among women was 9.8% in 2025 (Slovakia: 5.8%; EU: 6.2%); the highest of 4 statistical regions in Slovakia. In 2015 it was 17.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many women in Východné Slovensko are in work?
The employment rate for women aged 20 to 64 reached 66.9% in 2025 (Slovakia: 73.7%; EU: 71.3%); the lowest of 4 statistical regions in Slovakia. In 2015 it was 54.8%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyIs the economy of Východné Slovensko growing?
Output (gross value added, after inflation) changed by -1.3% in 2024 (Slovakia: 1.2%); the lowest of 4 statistical regions in Slovakia. In 2014 it was 4.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many cars are there in Východné Slovensko?
Residents of Východné Slovensko owned 419 cars per 1,000 people in 2024 (Slovakia: 502); the lowest of 4 statistical regions in Slovakia. In 2014 it was 292.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Východné Slovensko?
Average compensation per employee (pay plus employer social contributions) was €14,297 in 2023, against €15,991 across Slovakia; the lowest of 4 statistical regions in Slovakia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many tourists visit Východné Slovensko?
Visitors spent 4.0 million nights in tourist accommodation in 2025, 28% of them by visitors from abroad.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Východné Slovensko?
The largest part of the economy of Východné Slovensko in 2024 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 26.3% of gross value added, followed by industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (21.3%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Východné Slovensko?
Factories, mines and energy produced 21.3% of the value added in Východné Slovensko in 2024, against 23.4% for Slovakia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Východné Slovensko growing?
Gross value added rose from €15.1 billion in 2015 to €24.7 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 63% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Východné Slovensko?
The number of people working in Východné Slovensko rose by 7.7% between 2015 and 2024, to 575,630.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Eastern Slovakia accounted for 41.6% of Slovakia's 170,008 registered jobseekers at the end of September 2026, 70,782 people. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
- Across Eastern Slovakia, 8,302 vacancies were on the labour offices' books in September 2026: 8.5 jobseekers for every vacancy, against 1.2 nationally. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
- Registered jobseekers aged 15 to 64 who were available for work equalled 5.44% of the working-age population of Eastern Slovakia in September 2026. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
- Some 8,133 people joined the jobseeker register in Eastern Slovakia during September 2026 and 7,563 left it. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
- Within Eastern Slovakia, the district shares of available jobseekers in September 2026 ranged from 2.78% in Košice III to 9.94% in Kežmarok. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
How Východné Slovensko compares with other statistical regions
Registered unemployment rate (available jobseekers / economically active), % (2026-09)
Východné Slovensko ranks 1 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Registered unemployment rate (available jobseekers / economically active), % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Východné Slovensko | 7.46% |
| 2 | Stredné Slovensko | 5.51% |
| 3 | Západné Slovensko | 3.95% |
| 4 | Bratislavský kraj | 3.40% |
Registered jobseekers per reported job vacancy (2026-09)
Východné Slovensko ranks 1 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Registered jobseekers per reported job vacancy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Východné Slovensko | 8.5 |
| 2 | Stredné Slovensko | 3.0 |
| 3 | Západné Slovensko | 0.8 |
| 4 | Bratislavský kraj | 0.2 |
Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) (2025)
Východné Slovensko ranks 1 of 3, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Východné Slovensko | 6.9% |
| 2 | Stredné Slovensko | 3.5% |
| 3 | Západné Slovensko | 1.7% |
Unemployment rate, women (2025)
Východné Slovensko ranks 1 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, women |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Východné Slovensko | 9.8% |
| 2 | Stredné Slovensko | 6.2% |
| 3 | Západné Slovensko | 3.8% |
| 4 | Bratislavský kraj | 2.3% |
Employment rate, women aged 20-64 (2025)
Východné Slovensko ranks 4 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment rate, women aged 20-64 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bratislavský kraj | 82.6% |
| 2 | Stredné Slovensko | 75.2% |
| 3 | Západné Slovensko | 74.8% |
| 4 | Východné Slovensko | 66.9% |
Real growth in gross value added (2024)
Východné Slovensko ranks 4 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Real growth in gross value added |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Západné Slovensko | 2.2% |
| 2 | Bratislavský kraj | 2.2% |
| 3 | Stredné Slovensko | 0.8% |
| 4 | Východné Slovensko | -1.3% |
Passenger cars per 1,000 people (2024)
Východné Slovensko ranks 4 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Passenger cars per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bratislavský kraj | 681 |
| 2 | Západné Slovensko | 528 |
| 3 | Stredné Slovensko | 467 |
| 4 | Východné Slovensko | 419 |
Compensation per employee (euros) (2023)
Východné Slovensko ranks 4 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Compensation per employee (euros) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bratislavský kraj | €21,573 |
| 2 | Stredné Slovensko | €14,920 |
| 3 | Západné Slovensko | €14,341 |
| 4 | Východné Slovensko | €14,297 |
Nights spent in tourist accommodation (2025)
Východné Slovensko ranks 2 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Nights spent in tourist accommodation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stredné Slovensko | 5.4 million |
| 2 | Východné Slovensko | 4.0 million |
| 3 | Západné Slovensko | 3.4 million |
| 4 | Bratislavský kraj | 2.8 million |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Východné Slovensko ranks 3 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Západné Slovensko | 33.9% |
| 2 | Stredné Slovensko | 23.0% |
| 3 | Východné Slovensko | 21.3% |
| 4 | Bratislavský kraj | 13.6% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Východné Slovensko ranks 3 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bratislavský kraj | 33.9% |
| 2 | Stredné Slovensko | 21.2% |
| 3 | Východné Slovensko | 20.8% |
| 4 | Západné Slovensko | 15.6% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Východné Slovensko ranks 4 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stredné Slovensko | 19.5% |
| 2 | Bratislavský kraj | 19.3% |
| 3 | Západné Slovensko | 18.5% |
| 4 | Východné Slovensko | 18.4% |
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