Government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Slovakia
Slovakia: Government procurement spending as share of total government spending was 27.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Slovakia, 2007–2024
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of government expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Slovakia is 27.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Slovakia peaked at 35.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2023.
Slovakia ranks 30th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 32.5% | — |
| 2008 | 33.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | +6.3% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 27.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.2%, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 27.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.5%, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 31.7% | 33.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 30.2% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 25.8% | 29.1% | 5 |
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 government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Slovakia?
- Government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Slovakia was 27.4% in 2024, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government procurement spending as share of total government spending recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest government procurement spending as share of total government spending recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for government procurement spending as share of total government spending?
- Slovakia ranks 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government procurement spending as share of total government spending rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government procurement spending as share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This data is divided by total government expenditure, expressed as a percentage.