Exports and imports of goods, July 2024

Key statistics for July 

Exports (EUR 5.5 billion):

• Exports were 24.8% higher than in previous July. 

• The growth rate of exports to EU non-member countries was at 41.8% over previous July; without operations involving processing¹, exports to the latter increased by 30.0% to EUR 971.5 million. 

Imports (EUR 5.1 billion):

• The value went up by 34.5% compared to a year ago.

• The value of imports from EU non-member countries went up by 74.0%; without operations involving processing¹, imports from the latter increased by 3.1% to EUR 819.1 million.

The export-import ratio was 106.2%. Slovenia generated a surplus of EUR 0.3 billion in external trade in goods.

Trade value up with both groups of countries

Compared to July 2023, the value of exports to EU Member States was higher by 11.3% and of imports by 10.6%. Exports to EU Member States amounted to EUR 2.7 billion and imports from there to EUR 2.6 billion.

Slovenia exported just under half of all goods value (49.9%) to EU Member States, and imported from there slightly over half of total import value (51.3%). 

The value of Slovenia’s external trade with EU non-member countries also increased. Exports to those countries amounted to EUR 2.7 billion (41.8% more), and imports from those countries to EUR 2.5 billion (74.0% more).

Growth of external trade also in the first seven months

In the period from January to July, external trade was higher than in the same period of the previous year. The value of exports of goods was 9.6% higher (it amounted to EUR 35.8 billion), while the value of imports of goods increased by 16.5% (it amounted to EUR 38.0 billion). 

External trade deficit amounted to EUR 2.2 billion in this period, the export-import ratio was 94.2%.

Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.