Arrears on utility bills in Slovakia
Slovakia: Arrears on utility bills was 5.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Arrears on utility bills in Slovakia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, arrears on utility bills in Slovakia stood at 5.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrears on utility bills in Slovakia peaked at 11.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2008.
Slovakia ranks 20th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Arrears on utility bills in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.3% | — |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +197.4% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +43.6% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -38.1% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +22.0% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -12.5% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | -7.9% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 5.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.7%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 5.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrears on utility bills in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +197.4% | 3.8% | 11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 3.8% | 11.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 4.6% | 7.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More reference data data for Slovakia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1453 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7263 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7911 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrears on utility bills in Slovakia?
- Arrears on utility bills in Slovakia was 5.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest arrears on utility bills recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest arrears on utility bills recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2008.
- How does Slovakia rank for arrears on utility bills?
- Slovakia ranks 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is arrears on utility bills rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Arrears on utility bills. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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