Economy, jobs and prices in Zahodna Slovenija, Slovenia: official figures
GDP per person was 44,100 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 111% of the EU average. PPS adjust for price differences between countries.
How big is the economy of Zahodna Slovenija?
The regional economy produced €39.2 billion of output (GDP at market prices) in 2024, 58.2% of Slovenia's GDP.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Zahodna Slovenija?
The unemployment rate (age 15 to 74) was 3.6% in 2025, against 3.9% for Slovenia and 6.0% across the EU.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is youth unemployment in Zahodna Slovenija?
Youth unemployment (age 15 to 24) was 10.8% in 2025, against 12.1% for Slovenia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow much does Zahodna Slovenija spend on research and development?
Spending on research and development came to 2.64% of GDP in 2024 (2.14% nationally).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Zahodna Slovenija?
The average gross monthly wage at employers in Zahodna Slovenija was €2,664 in 2025, higher than in Vzhodna Slovenija; the Slovenian figure was €2,536.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) · saved copyWhat is the average net salary in Zahodna Slovenija?
Average net monthly pay in Zahodna Slovenija rose from €1,542 in 2023 to €1,674 in 2025, an increase of 8.6%, against 9.0% for Slovenia as a whole.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) · saved copyWhat is the average income per person in Zahodna Slovenija?
Residents of Zahodna Slovenija received €14,871 of net income per person in 2024 from all sources, higher than in Vzhodna Slovenija, up 68% since 2014 (Slovenia: €14,208).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Zahodna Slovenija?
Average compensation per employee (pay plus employer social contributions) was €26,152 in 2024, against €24,902 across Slovenia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many tourists visit Zahodna Slovenija?
Visitors spent 12.3 million nights in tourist accommodation in 2025, 83% of them by visitors from abroad.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Zahodna Slovenija?
The largest part of the economy of Zahodna Slovenija in 2024 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 28.1% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (25.0%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Zahodna Slovenija?
Factories, mines and energy produced 20.8% of the value added in Zahodna Slovenija in 2024, against 26.2% for Slovenia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Zahodna Slovenija growing?
Gross value added rose from €18.7 billion in 2015 to €34.7 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 86% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Zahodna Slovenija?
Of the 598,660 jobs located in Zahodna Slovenija in 2024, 25% in public services, education, health and other services, 18% in industry and 3.3% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Zahodna Slovenija?
The number of people working in Zahodna Slovenija rose by 21.1% between 2015 and 2024, to 598,660.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Gross earnings per paid hour averaged €15.63 in Zahodna Slovenija in 2025 (Slovenia: €14.88). Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) · saved copy
- 13.8% of employees in Zahodna Slovenija worked overtime in 2025, compared with 14.9% nationally; overtime pay averaged €20.37 a month per employee. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) · saved copy
- Work accounted for 69.3% of all net income in Zahodna Slovenija in 2024, and the average income recipient with earnings from work took home €17,530 from it during the year. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) · saved copy
- The population-weighted average development ratio of the municipalities in Zahodna Slovenija is 1.35 in the Ministry of Finance index for 2026-2027 (1.00 = national average); 9 of its 64 municipalities qualify for the top rate of state co-financing of investments. Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
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